City of Columbus - File #: 2348-2025

• File #: 2348-2025
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/27/2025
• In control: Housing, Homelessness, & Building Committee
• On agenda: 9/15/2025
• Final action: 9/17/2025
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to establish contracts with various contractors for the Lead Safe services by the Division of Housing; to waive competitive bid requirements of the Columbus City Code; to allow expenditures prior to the establishment of Purchase Orders back to and including March 1, 2025; to authorize the expenditure of $1,940,000.00 from the Lead Hazard Reduction 24 Grant; and to declare an emergency. ($1,940,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/17/2025	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/16/2025	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/15/2025	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/15/2025	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

BACKGROUND

This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Codes Chapter 329 and to establish contracts for the Lead Safe Columbus Program services for residential properties within the city limits of Columbus, Ohio on behalf of the Division of Housing. The Contractor will perform lead safe repairs using the 2012 HUD Lead Safe Guidelines and provide other services pertaining to healthy homes repairs on residential properties within the city limits of Columbus, Ohio.

The Lead Safe Columbus Program funding is obtained through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for release of funds from the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant Program, authorized by Sec. 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (Title X of the Housing & Community Development Act of 1992) for the following multi-year project: Lead Safe Columbus grant period running March 2025 through March 2029.

The Department of Development advertised RFQ030391 through the Vendor Services portal on May 13, 2025, and accepted proposals for qualifications for lead abatement contractors through the Bonfire portal on June 6, 2025. A total of nineteen (19) responses were received. A total of 9 contractors were selected by an evaluation committee consisting of Staff from the Department of Development. The qualifications were based on prior experience, equipment, staffing, and other factors. The resulting contracts will be established for one year with an option to extend through the grant ending March 2029.
Bid Waiver Justification: City Code 329 was modified to require all service contractors to pay a responsible wage and provide a health insurance benefit.  Housing and Fiscal found the Invitation to Bid (ITB) process does not allow a City agency to negotiate pricing to ensure awarded bidders account for responsible wage requirements.  In addition, the I...