Explanation
BACKGROUND: A consortium lead by the City of Columbus was awarded $23,200,773 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) grant funds under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-005) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds will provide for the acquisition, rehabilitation, redevelopment or demolition of foreclosed, abandoned and vacant properties in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of housing values.
Ordinance 0800-2010 appropriated a total of $1,500,000 for demolition services under NSP 2. Ordinances 0129-2011 and 01575-2010 authorized the Director of Development to enter into contracts with demolition and asbestos testing companies to provide asbestos remediation and demolition services under the program and expend up to $1,065,000. This legislation will increase and extend contracts and authorize the expenditure of up to $365,886 with these companies:
R3, Inc. Contract Compliance #113746960 (Expires 11/30/2011)
Watson General Contracting, LLC, Contract Compliance #311429409 (Expires 3/10/2013)
Ransom Company, Contract Compliance #269401266 (Expires 2/26/2012)
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to comply with expenditure deadlines under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available from a $23,200,773 Neighborhood Stabilization Program-2 (NSP2) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to increase contracts with R3, Inc., Watson General Contracting, LLC, and Ransom Company for the provision of asbestos hazard evaluation services, asbestos abatement services, and demolition services on vacant structures within the NSP 2 project boundaries; to authorize the expenditure of up to $365,886.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($365,886.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ci...
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