Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with The Shining Company (contract compliance # 31-1303398, expires 2/4/12) to provide lawn care service on City owned property being held in the Land Bank. The Shining Company was one of two contractors selected that responded to the request for bids (2010 SA003553). The company was selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, and qualifications. Grass cutting services were started under an initial contract for $18,000 in order to maintain parcels held in the Land Bank until such time legislation can be prepared and accepted.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this contract are allocated from the 2010 CDBG Fund ($95,000).
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to continue uninterrupted lawn care services in the neighborhoods.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with The Shining Company to provide lawn care service on City owned property held in the Land Bank; to authorize the expenditure of $95,000 from the CDBG Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($95,000)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with The Shining Company to provide lawn care services for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, The Shining Company was one of two contractors selected from a pool of two companies that responded to the request for bids (2010 SA003553); and
WHEREAS, The Shining Company was selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, and qualifications; and
WHEREAS, The Shining Company is a Certified Emerging Minority Business Enterprise company with Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with The Shining Company to continue lawn care services uninterrupted, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into contract with The Shining Company to provide lawn care services to the Land Redevelopment Office for parcels held in the Land Bank.
Section 2. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $95,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, CDBG Fund, Fund 248, Division No. 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3354, OCA Code 410015.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.12 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.