Explanation
This ordinance authorizes an intra-fund transfer of $17,300.00 within the Health Department's Capital Improvement Project funding to modify and increase a contract for furniture, fixture, and equipment consulting services associated with the East Central Health Center. J.L. Bender, Inc. has been under contract (EL002535) for $36,640 to provide furniture design and layout services for this facility. There is a need to modify this contract for an additional $17,300 to allow this project to conclude in a timely manner. This ordinance to modify the contract is requested as an emergency to allow for the timely planning of equipment purchases for the new East Central facility.
FISCAL IMPACT: This capital improvement project expenditure is budgeted within The Health Renovation Project, Fund 706. Funds will be transferred between Project 570053 - Blind School Renovation Project and Project 570042 - East Central Health Facility Project in order to allow for this needed expenditure.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $17,300 between projects within the Health Department's Capital Improvement Project; to authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase a contract with J.L. Bender for furniture, fixture, and equipment consulting services for the East Central Facility Project; to authorize the expenditure of $17,300.00 from the Voted 1999 Health Renovation Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($17,300.00)
Body
WHEREAS, a need exists to modify a contract with J.L. Bender for furniture, fixture, and equipment consulting services for the East Central facility; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer of funds is necessary for the project to proceed; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to both transfer funds within the Voted 1999 Health Renovation Fund and to modify and increase a contract with J.L. Bender for the immediate preservation of 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer $17,300 within the Health Department's Capital Improvements Project as follows:
TRANSFER FROM:
Division Fund OCA Object Object Project Title Amount
Code Level 1 Level 3
50-01 706 597013 06 6620 570053 Blind $17,300.00 School
Renovation
TRANSFER TO:
Division Fund OCA Object Object Project Title Amount Code Level 1 Level 3
50-01 706 597021 06 6620 570042 East $17,300.00
Central
Health
Center
SECTION 2. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify and increase a contract with J.L. Bender for furniture, fixture, and equipment consulting services for the East Central Renovation Project.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $17,300.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Renovation Fund, Fund No. 706, Project No. 570042, Department of Health, Division No. 50, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6620, OCA No. 597021.
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.