City of Columbus - File #: 1504-2005

• File #: 1504-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/7/2005
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 10/3/2005
• Final action: 10/6/2005
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to modify and increase the existing contract with Resource International, Incorporated, for construction materials testing and inspection services for the Transportation Division; to authorize the expenditure of $125,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the Development Services Fund and to declare an emergency. ($125,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/6/2005	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/5/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/3/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/3/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/23/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/23/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/23/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/23/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/22/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/20/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2005	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/7/2005	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/7/2005	1	Service Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation
The construction inspection section of the Transportation Division utilizes the services of a private sector engineering firm/testing laboratory to perform specialized tests and/or augment its in-house testing capabilities. A one (1) year $300,000.00 contract with Resource International, Incorporated, for this purpose was authorized by Ordinance 0656-2003, passed by City Council on April 28, 2003. This contract contained two (2) one-year renewal options that could be exercised by mutual consent. The contract was extended by Council action by ordinance 0613-2004, passed April 26, 2004, for the period April 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005 for $350,000.00. The contract was again extended by Council for an additional $125,000 by Ordinance 0071-2005, passed February 7, 2005, for the period April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006 based on anticipated work load. This ordinance authorizes an additional $125,000.00 based on the anticipated increased inspection workload that includes the recently legislated significant street resurfacing program.

Resource International, Incorporated's contract compliance number is 31-0669793 and expires July 29, 2008. This firm is a certified emerging female business enterprise (FBE).

Fiscal Impact: The division budgeted $300,000.00 in its 2005 Development Services Fund budget for this construction materials testing and inspection services contract. The Division has spent a similar amount annually for these services over the years with several different vendors, with some variation due to the division's inspection volume and types of jobs requiring inspection. This contract's costs are billed to capital improvement projects and private development projects as appropriate. These billings produce revenue to the division that is in turn used to pay for the contract's cost.

Emergency action is requested to allow the Transportation Division to procure services in an uninterrupted manner and to promote the use of s...