Explanation
BACKGROUND: In response to the housing mortgage crisis, the city of Columbus has been awarded $22,845,495 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds will provide for the purchase of foreclosed or abandoned properties, redevelopment, rehabilitation or demolition of these properties in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes.
This legislation increases and extends the contract with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services related to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The amount of the modification is $25,000.00 bringing the total modified contract cost to $45,000.00.
Contract No. EE 007715 was the result of Solicitation No. SO-032944. Of the five bidders' proposals, R3, Inc. submitted the lowest/most responsive bid.
The Contract Compliance Number for R3, Inc. is 11-3746960 (Expires 11-30-2011)
Emergency legislation is requested so that the properties can be evaluated before the end of the grant obligation period.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available from a $22,845,495 NSP grant from HUD.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Development to modify the contract with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the contract with R3, Inc. for additional asbestos hazard evaluation services; and
WHEREAS, this legislation increases and extends the contract with R3, Inc. for asbestos hazard evaluation services related to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the modification is $25,000.00 bringing the total modified contract cost to $45,000.00; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Developm...
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