Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify (Modification No. 1) a contract with Morse Transit Acquisitions, LLC. dba Townplace Suites Columbus Easton, in an amount up to $16,000.00, 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 $50,000.00 Ord. 0323-2022 PO360489 PY 2022
Renewal No. 1 $ 0.00 Ord. 2921-2022 PY 2023
Modification No. 1 $16,000.00 PY 2023 & 2024
Total Contract Amount $66,000.00
The city applied for and received a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard 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 Department of Development advertised RFQ014458 on Vendor Services in December 2019 for hotel services for the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program. Two bids were received and the Director of Development entered into contract with two bidders under the authority of Columbus City Code Section 329.19. The original contract was PO258533 and expired December 31, 2021. Because contract renewal number 1, authorized under ordinance 3044-2021, was not executed before the original contract expired, an additional ordinance (Ord. No. 0323-2022) was needed to provide services in 2022. 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 contract PO360489. Advertising for services annuall...
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