Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation is to authorize the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. (OHM) This change will reflect a company name change and federal identification number change for all contracts and purchase orders established with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc.
The previous name of Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. will now become Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. and the previous vendor number / federal identification number 311366142 will become 381691323. On April 1, 2010, Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. and Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. merged resulting in the company name Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Former Company Name: Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. / 311366142 / 11/11/2011 / MAJ
Current Company Name: Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc. / 381691323 / 9/29/2013 / MAJ
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.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the recently awarded Bikeway Development - Bicentennial Bikeways Plan contract to proceed as scheduled.
4. FISCAL IMPACT: No financial impact is anticipated. This will allow the Department of Public Service to proceed with the above described contract authorized by ordinance 1298-2011.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Service to modify all contracts and agreements by assigning all past, present and future contracts and purchase orders with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc. to Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment, Inc; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 1298-2011 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with Bird Houk & Associates, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Bird Houk & Associates has merged with Or...
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