Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a professional services agreement, with Division 7, Inc., for the Roof Maintenance Program (2024), in an amount up to $700,000.00.
The project will restore, replace and make required repairs to keep the roofs of several city buildings leak-free and low-maintenance.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for proposals." The project was let by the Office of Construction Management through Vendor Services and Bonfire. Of the 520 vendors solicited, 138 were Minority-owned, 2 were Veteran-owned, 312 were Small Business-owned, and 111 were Women-owned.
Three Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) were opened on October 11, 2024. None of these firms were designated as Minority-owned:
1. Division 7, Inc.
2. Tecta America DBA JB Roofing
3. Freedom Roofing, Windows, and Siding
An evaluation committee reviewed and scored the proposals based on the criteria included Columbus City Code, Section 329. The Department of Finance and Management recommends an award be made to Division 7, Inc.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO: DAX No. 50446, expires 9/24/26, MAJ
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Division 7, Inc.
4. SUBCONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION: The ODI-assigned goal for this project was 11%. Division 7, Inc. proposed using the following firm to meet this goal:
Company Name City/State ODI Designation
Brownwood Roofing Columbus/OH MBE
Minority vendor certification was in good standing at the time the bid was awarded.
5. FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $700,000.00 from the General Fund...
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