Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify (Modification No. 1) a contract with H.S. Heritage Inn of Columbus Opco LLC dba Homewood Suites in an amount up to $6,000.00 to provide hotel services for recipients of the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program and to extend the contract for an additional year.
Original contract amount $45,000.00 N/A PO220351 PY 2020
Renewal No. 1 $ 0.00 Ord. 2723-2020 PY 2021
Renewal No. 2 $22,000.00 Ord. 3043-2021 PO306789 PY 2022
Renewal No. 3 $67,000.00 Ord. 2874-2022 PO361395 PY 2023
Modification No. 1 $6,000.00 PY 2023 & 2024
Total Contract Amount 140,000.00
The city applied for and received a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (HUD) grant in late 2019. The original grant term was 3 ½ years. This HUD grant funds the Department of Development’s Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program.
The purpose of the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program is to generate lead safe affordable housing and to prevent lead poising of children and adults within Columbus neighborhoods. The purpose of this contract is to provide hotel services for occupants while lead hazard work is completed on their home.
The Department of Development advertised RFQ014458 on Vendor Services in December 2019 for hotel services for the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program. Two bids were received and the Director of Development entered into contract with two bidders under the authority of Columbus City Code Section 329.19. The original contract was PO220351 and expired December 31, 2021. The federal grant allows renewal of contracts for services for the term of the grant, the department has used this option to effectively and efficiently manage the program with contracts under PO306789 and PO361395. Advertising for services annually would interrupt the program and possibly result in the program not meeting its required goals.
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