Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract for the Office of Construction Management with URS Corporation - Ohio for professional services (design and administrative services) for scope revisions for additional engineering and archeological services for the construction of the new Police heliport. The original contract was authorized by Ordinance No. 1361-2006, passed July 26, 2006. It was modified by Ordinance No. 1751-2007, passed November 21, 2007. Due to the unforeseen discovery of unmarked graves during construction, archeological services were needed. Services included professional consulting, on-site archeological monitoring, ground penetrating radar, reporting/documentation to proper authorities, and coordination with the State of Ohio. Additional engineering was required for oversight of the installation of the underground utilities. URS Corporation - Ohio was required to complete substantial work not anticipated in the original scope. During this work, URS Corporation - Ohio expended a portion of the contingency in the contract and a portion of the design allowance. This modification will provide for the replacement of that contingency and design allowance.
Emergency action is requested so that the contingency on this contract may be reimbursed as quickly as possible, thereby ensuring that work on the new heliport is not delayed due to a lack of funding, and provides Columbus residents needed safety services.
Fiscal Impact: The amount of the original contract was $640,000.00. The first modification was in the amount of $50,000.00. This modification is in the amount of $33,100.00. The total cost of this contract is $723,100.00.
URS Corporation - Ohio, Contract Compliance Number 34-0939859, expiration date 08/31/2009.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract for the Office of Construction Management with URS Corporation - Ohio for professional services related to the construction of a new Police Division heliport; to authorize the expenditure of $33,100.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($33,100.00).
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WHEREAS, City Council approved a contract with URS Corporation - Ohio for the design of a new Police Division heliport to better meet the current and future needs of the residents of Columbus, through Ordinance No. 1361-2006, passed July 26, 2006; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify said contract for professional services (design and administrative services) for scope revisions for additional engineering and archeological services for the construction of the new Police heliport; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract with URS Corporation - Ohio for professional services associated with the design and construction administration of a new Police Division heliport, so that the contingency on this contract may be reimbursed as quickly as possible, thereby ensuring work on the new heliport is not delayed due to a lack of funding and provides Columbus residents needed safety services; therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to modify a contract with URS Corporation - Ohio for professional services associated with the design and construction administration of the new Police Division heliport.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $33,100.00, or so much thereof that may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-03
Fund: 701
OCA: 644476
Project: 330032
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6681
Amount: $33,100.00
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 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.