City of Columbus - File #: 2029-2003

• File #: 2029-2003
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/26/2003
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 9/29/2003
• Final action: 10/1/2003
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a construction contract with the Complete General Construction Company, Inc., for the Maize/Morse Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project; to waive the competitive procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes, to authorize the appropriation of $1,937,577.71, and the expenditure of $1,706,577.72 from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to amend the 2003 Capital Improvements Budget; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to declare an emergency. ($1,706,577.72)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/1/2003	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/30/2003	2	MAYOR	Signed
9/29/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Amended to 30 day	Pass
9/29/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/29/2003	1	Columbus City Council	Waive the 2nd Reading	Pass
9/29/2003	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/16/2003	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/16/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/12/2003	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/12/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/9/2003	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/9/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/9/2003	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/8/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/5/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/5/2003	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/4/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/3/2003	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/3/2003	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/2/2003	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/2/2003	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
8/27/2003	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
8/27/2003	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute a construction contract with the Complete General Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,706,577.72 for the Maize/Morse Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
Due to Complete General Construction Company's failure to properly execute the Proposal Bond at the time of the bid, the Division is requesting Council to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes in order to allow this award. Only two bids were submitted for this project, Complete General Construction Company's was $1,706,577.72; and Environmental Pipeliners was $2,288,860.80. This ordinance further requests Council to amend the 2003 Capital Improvements Budget in order to provide sufficient funds to accommodate this expenditure.

Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a construction contract with the Complete General Construction Company, Inc., for the Maize/Morse Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project; to waive the competitive procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes, to authorize the appropriation of $1,937,577.71, and the expenditure of $1,706,577.72 from the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to amend the 2003 Capital Improvements Budget; for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to declare an emergency. ($1,706,577.72)

Body
WHEREAS, two competitive bids for the construction of the Maize/Morse Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project were received on July 2, 2003, and

WHEREAS, the low bidder, the Complete General Construction Company, Inc., failed to submit a properly executed Proposal Bond at the time the bids were received, whereupon the Division of Sewerage and Drainage has determined it to be in the best interest of the City to request this Council to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes, which is necessary to allow this award; and

WHEREAS, the Ohio Water Development Auth...