Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to enter into a contract with DSS Services, LLC for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program. The Development Department solicited competitive bids through Solicitation No. SA -003744 and received six bids. DSS Services LLC bid 19 cents per cubic foot. The other bids are as follows:
Ransom Company 23 cents per cubic foot
Watson General Contracting 24 cents per cubic foot
MU Trucking, Inc. 30 cents per cubic foot
Conie Construction Co. 65 cents per cubic foot
S. G. Loewendick & Sons 75 cents per cubic foot
DSS Services, LLC's Contract Compliance # is 26-3454889 and is effective until October 19, 2012.
Emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can begin immediately.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is available within the Governmental Building America Bonds Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Development Department to enter into a contract with DSS Services, LLC for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the Governmental Build America Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
Body
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4109, authorizes the demolition of unsafe buildings; and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4701, authorizes the demolition of buildings declared to be public nuisances, and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4509, authorizes the demolition of buildings posing an imminent danger to the public health and safety; and
Whereas, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to enter into a contract with DSS Services, LLC for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; and
Whereas, emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the contract with DSS Services, LLC to avoid an interruption in the availability of this vital service, all for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Development Department is authorized to enter into contract with DSS Services, LLC in accordance with Columbus City Code for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program.
Section 2. That the sum of $150,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Governmental Build America Bonds Fund, Fund 746, Project No. 782001-100000, Department of Development, Division No. 44-10, OCA Code 746821, Object Level Three 6621.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 4. That this contract is awarded in accordance with 329.12 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 5. 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 its approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.