Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to amend contract EL008771 with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program. The Neighborhood Services Division solicited competitive bids through Solicitation No. SA -002936 in 2008 and received one bid. The Ransom Company bid 24 cents per cubic foot.
Contract Compliance # is 26-9401266 and is effective until March 4, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract increase is available within the Development Department's General Fund budget. The original contract amount was $110,000, with this increase of $55,000 the new total will be $165,000.
Emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Development Department to amend a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; to authorize the expenditure of $55,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($55,000.00)
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 amend contract EL008771 with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; and
Whereas, funding for this contract increase is available within the Development Department's General Fund budget; and
Whereas, emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to amend the contract with the Ransom Company so that vital contract services can continue without interruption, 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 hereby authorized to amend contract EL008771 with The Ransom Company 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 for the purpose stated in Section 1, the sum of $55,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Fund 010, Department of Development, Building Services Division , Division No. 44-03, OCA Code 499046, Object Level Three 3292.
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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.