Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with two companies to provide services to board to code and secure structures including installation of hasps, locks and hinges on entry doors on City-owned property being held in the Land Bank. Egner Construction (cc# 010853960, expires 1/22/2015) and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services (cc# 273673793, expires 11/15/2014) were selected from a pool of two companies that responded to a formal request for bids (2013 SA005161). These companies were selected based on lowest bid, prior experience, resources and qualifications.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to continue without interruption ongoing property maintenance activities for the Columbus Land Bank Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $125,000.00 and the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Land Management Fund.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services to provide services to board to code and to secure structures on City-owned property being held in the Land Bank; to authorize the appropriation of $125,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Land Management Fund to the Department of Development; to authorize the expenditure of up to $100,000.00 from the Land Management Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($125,000.00)
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WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services to provide services to board to code and to secure structures including installation of hasps, locks and hinges on entry doors for the Land Redevelopment Office; and
WHEREAS, Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services were two contractors selected from a pool of two companies that responded to the request for bids (2013 SA 005161); and
WHEREAS, Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services were selected based on bid pricing, prior experience, resources and qualifications; and
WHEREAS, Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services, are locally owned businesses; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with these companies to continue to provide uninterrupted services to board to code and secure structures, including installation of hasps, locks and hinges on entry doors, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into contracts with Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services to provide services to board to code and secure structures including installation of hasps, locks and hinges on entry doors to the Land Redevelopment Office for parcels held in the Land Bank.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated balance in the Land Management Fund, Fund No. 206, and from any and all sources unallocated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2013, the sum of $125,00.00 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Development, Division 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3370, OCA Code 441206
Section 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much therefor as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Land Management Fund, Fund 206, Department of Development, Division 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3370, OCA Code 441206.
Section 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
Section 5. That these contracts are awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.12 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 6. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.