Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to renew (renewal number 3) the contract with Inservice Training Network for an additional year for professional development/certification services for city staff who administer the Lead Safe Columbus program.
Original contract amount $45,000 .00 PO222797 PY 2020
Renewal No. 1 amount $ 0.00 Ord. 2626-2020 PY 2021
Renewal No. 2 amount $ 0.00 PY 2022
Renewal No. 3 amount $ 0.00 PY 2023
Total contract amount $45,000.00
The city applied for and received a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes grant in late 2019. The grant term is 3 ½ years. This HUD grant funds the Lead Safe Columbus program.
The purpose of the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program is to generate lead safe affordable housing and to prevent lead poising of children and adults within Columbus neighborhoods. The purpose of this contract is to increase the capacity of the City of Columbus to produce high quality, lead based paint inspections, risk assessments, work specifications, and final clearance testing as outlined in the HUD 2012 Guidelines and to generate lead-safe units in a timely and efficient manner for the citizens of Columbus.
The Director of Development entered into contract with Inservice Training Network under the provision of Columbus City Code Section 329.19 in April 2020. For the original contract, the contract period is from the date of approval of the purchase order to December 31, 2020. Because the federal grant allows renewal of contracts for services for the term of the grant, the department desires to utilize this option to effectively and efficiently manage the program. The fee for services in the contract renewal will be the same as that of the original contract.
This legislation will extend the contract an additional year, ending December 31, 2023. While the HUD grant ends ...
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