Explanation
Two venders that transact business with the Transportation Division, Public Service Department, have merged their operations with those of other consultants. Franklin Consultants, Incorporated, has been merged into CT Consultants, Incorporated, and Sverdrup Associates, Incorporated, has similarly been merged into JE Associates, Incorporated.
This ordinance officially recognizes these changes as required by the City Auditor's Office and assigns all past, present, and future transactions with Franklin Consultants to CT Consultants and assigns all past, present, and future transactions with Sverdrup to JE Associates.
No additional funding is required for these assignments.
Emergency action is requested to effect these changes as soon as possible to promote accurate recording of transactions and allow uninterrupted business with these firms.
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to assign all past, present and future City of Columbus business transactions with Franklin Consultants, Incorporated, and Sverdrup Associates, Incorporated, to CT Consultants, Incorporated, and JE Associates, Incorporated, respectively, and to declare an emergency. ($-0-)
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WHEREAS, the Public Service Department, Transportation Division, has engaged in ongoing business relationships with two (2) vendors, Franklin Consultants, Incorporated, and Sverdrup Associates, Incorporated, that have been previously sanctioned by City Council; and
WHEREAS, these firms have merged, been bought out or otherwise changed their names; and
WHEREAS, these changes have been documented by written or facsimile communications from the vendors involved; and
WHEREAS, the City Auditor's Office requires that these changes be officially acknowledged by City Council; and
WHEREAS, to facilitate the Transportation Division's uninterrupted payments to these vendors, it is necessary to assign all past, present, and future business to their successor firms; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Transportation Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to make these assignments to promote accurate recording of transactions and allow uninterrupted business with these firms, 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 Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to assign all past, present and future City business relative to the existing design contract for the Urban Infrastructure #2 project (EA 029424) and the Urban Infrastructure #5 project (EA 026009) with Franklin Consultants, Incorporated, to CT Consultants, Incorporated, 35000 Kaiser Court, Willoughby, Ohio 44094, (local address 2700 East Dublin-Granville Road, Suite 500, Columbus, Ohio 43231), vendor number 340792089 and execute all documents relating thereto.
SECTION 2. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to assign all past, present and future City business relative to the existing design contract for Roberts Road (EA 029460) with Sverdrup Associates, Incorporated, to JE Associates, Incorporated, 501 North Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-1826 (local address 1600 Watermark Drive, Suite 100, Columbus, Ohio 43215), vendor number 431459403 and execute all documents relating thereto.
SECTION 3. 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.