Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify (Modification No. 1) a contract with Concord Buckeye Hotel LLC, in an amount up to $29,000.00, to provide hotel services for recipients of the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program and to extend the contract for an additional year.
Original contract amount $45,000.00 PO360449 PY 2023
Modification No. 1 $29,000.00 PY 2023 & 2024
Total Contract Amount $74,000.00
The city applied for and received a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazzard Control and Healthy Homes (HUD) grant in late 2019. The original grant term was 3 ½ years. This HUD grant funds the Department of Development’s Lead Safe Columbus Grant 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 provide hotel services for occupants while lead hazard work is completed on their home.
The director of the Department of Development executed the contract in December 2022 with Concord Buckeye Hotel LLC under the authority of Columbus City Code Section 329.19. After many unsuccessful procurement attempts for hotel services, it was determined to be “manifestly impractical” to continue to redo the procurement process. Concord Buckeye Hotel LLC had provided services in the past and the rates provided for this contract are reasonable and in align with the other hotels providing services under this program. Purchase order PO360449 with Concord Buckeye Hotel LLC was created on December 21, 2022, and expires on December 31, 2023. This legislation will extend the contract an additional year, ending December 31, 2024. The federal grant allows renewal of contracts for services for the term of the grant and the department has used this option to effectively and efficiently manage the program with under PO36048...
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