Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with ten contractors to provide maintenance services on City owned property being held in the Land Bank Program. Maintenance services include services to remove trash and debris from structures, clean and abate vacant lots, secure structures, remove graffiti, trim trees, and similar work. The companies responded to a Request for Proposal (RFP), SA-005717, and were selected by an evaluation committee as the companies with the best proposals based on prior experience, resources and qualifications. The committee negotiated a price list that will be used by all contractors. A total of eleven companies responded. The ten companies selected are as follows:
Byrd Management Service
Mowtivation Lawn Services LLC
Yah's Construction LLC
Consolidated Services & Mangement
Egner Construction
Truckco LLC
Shining Company
MPower Inc.
Ibar Home Maintenance
Lawn Appeal
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for these contracts are allocated from the Land Management Fund ($450,000).
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to continue ongoing property maintenance activities for the Columbus Land Bank Program.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with various contractors to provide maintenance services on City owned property being held in the Land Bank; to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Land Management Fund; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of City Code Chapter 329; and to declare an emergency. ($450,000.00)
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WHEREAS, in 2012, Mayor Michael B. Coleman announced the Vacant and Abandon Properties Initiative, a comprehensive plan to address vacant and abandoned properties; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development desires to enter into contracts with ten contractors for property maintenance services for a total of up to $450,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the following...
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