Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
The City of Columbus performs rehabilitation activities to existing City-owned bridges in order to prolong the life of the bridges and minimize maintenance/rehabilitation costs. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract Project 2 project for the Division of Planning and Operations.
Work for this project includes routine rehabilitation to several bridges within the City. This work consists of but is not limited to crack sealing, concrete patching on all elements of a bridge, railing rehabilitation, epoxy injection, maintenance of traffic, concrete removal, asphalt overlays, sealing cracks in bridge decks and replacement of expansion joint seals.
The estimated Notice to Proceed date is October 25, 2010. Work is to be done in 2 parts, part 1 is to be completed by December 1, 2010 and part 2 work is to be completed by September 1, 2011. The project was let by the Office of Support Services through vendor services. 5 bids were received on September 9, 2010 (4 majority, 1 FBE) and tabulated on September 10, 2010 as follows:
Company Name Bid Amt City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Complete General Construction $696,740.10 Columbus, OH Majority
Double Z Construction $911,498.40 Columbus, OH Majority
The Righter Company $1,206,729.30 Columbus, OH Majority
DOT Construction Corp $1,214,129.62 Canfield, OH Majority
J&P Paving, Masonry, and Sealant, Inc. $1,349,986.74 Columbus, OH FBE
Award is to be made to Complete General Construction , as the lowest, best, most responsive and most responsible bidder.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Complete General Construction.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Complete General Construction 's contract compliance number is 314366382 and expires 12/15/11
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The contract amount for this project will be $1,408,696.00 based on the bid documents allowing the City to award a contract for an amount more or less than the amount bid using the bid prices. This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $1,620,000.00 for construction and inspection. Funding for this project is budgeted and available within the Build America Bonds Fund.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order to provide for necessary bridge rehabilitation work at the earliest possible time.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Complete General Construction for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract Project 2 project; to provide for the payment of inspection services in connection with the project; to authorize the expenditure of $1,620,000.00 from the Build America Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,620,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Planning and Operations is responsible for performing rehabilitation activities to existing City-owned bridges in order to prolong the life of the bridges and minimize maintenance/rehabilitation costs; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into contract to provide for the rehabilitation of these City bridges as part of the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract Project 2 project; and
WHEREAS, bids were received on September 9, 2010, and tabulated on September 10, 2010, for the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract Project 2 project and a satisfactory bid has been received; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for construction inspection costs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Planning and Operations in that the funding should be authorized immediately to maintain the schedule of this project and to perform work as soon as possible, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Complete General Construction, 1221 East Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43219 for the construction of the Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract Project 2 project in the amount of $1,408,696.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, for the Division of Planning and Operations in accordance with the specifications and plans on file in the Office of Support Services, which are hereby approved; to obtain and pay for the necessary inspection costs associated with the project up to a maximum of $211,304.00.
Section 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of this contract and inspection, the sum of $1,620,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Build America Bonds Fund, No. 746 as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / O.L. 01-03 Codes / OCA / Amount
746 / 530301-100037 / Bridge Rehabilitation - Annual Citywide Contract Project 2 / 06-6682 / 760137 / $1,620,000.00
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 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 passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.