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File #: 0809-2013    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/25/2013 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 4/15/2013 Final action: 4/17/2013
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a modification of the Specialty Maintenance Crafts Services contract with The Righter Company, Inc., for the Department of Public Utilities, and to authorize the expenditure of $400,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and $250,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($650,000.00)
Attachments: 1. ORD 0809-2013 MODIFICATION REQUEST
Explanation

This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify an agreement with The Righter Company, Inc. for specialty maintenance crafts for various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities FEM Project No. 0101.4. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) and the Division of Power will both have work completed to their respective facilities under this modification. Additional Department of Public Utilities facilities may be added in the future. This modification will add funding to the existing agreement.

The agreement was most recently modified by authority of Ordinance 1969-2012, passed October 15, 2012, through purchase order EL013743. This modification will provide for additional funding to complete work necessary for safety, environmental regulatory compliance, and power transformer and equipment repair. A subsequent modification is planned for the end of the 2013 to cover the next phase of the contract. The contract will expire on December 1, 2014.

SUPPLIER: The Righter Company, Inc. (31-0889208) Expires 1/5/2015
The Righter Company, Inc. does not hold MBE/FBE status.

The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.

1. Amount of additional funds: Total amount of additional funds needed for this contract modification is ADD $650,000.00. Total contract amount including this modification is $1,725,000.00.

2. Reason additional funds were not foreseen: The need for additional funds was unknown at the time of the initial contract. This legislation is to encumber the funds necessary to complete work required to meet the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) limits for effluent discharge by August 1, 2013, elevator repair subsequent to an electrical fire and critical repairs and improvements to power transformers and related equi...

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