Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to amend a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program. The Development Department solicited competitive bids through Solicitation No. SA -002936 in 2008 and received one bid. The Ransom Company bid 24 cents per cubic foot. The contract allows for a one year extension.
Contract Compliance # is 26-9401266 and is effective until 2-26-2012.
Emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can continue uninterrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract increase is available within the Development Department's General Fund budget and the General Permanent Improvement Fund. The contract amount was $165,000, with this increase of $89,975, the new total will be $254,975.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Development Department to amend a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures determined to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; to authorize the appropriation of $4,671.11 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $39,975 from the General Permanent Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($89,975.00)
Body
Whereas, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to amend a contract with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program by increasing the contract amount by $89,975.00; and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4109, authorizes the demolition of unsafe buildings; and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4701, authorizes the demolition of buildings declared to be public nuisances, and
Whereas, the Columbus City Code, Chapter 4509, authorizes the dem...
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