Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to amend contract EL008771 with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program. The Neighborhood Services Division solicited competitive bids through Solicitation No. SA -002936 in 2008 and received one bid. The Ransom Company bid 24 cents per cubic foot.
Contract Compliance # is 26-9401266 and is effective until March 4, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract increase is available within the Development Department's General Fund budget. The original contract amount was $110,000, with this increase of $55,000 the new total will be $165,000.
Emergency action is requested so that the demolition of unsafe structures can continue without interruption.
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 expenditure of $55,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($55,000.00)
Body
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 demolition of buildings posing an imminent danger to the public health and safety; and
Whereas, this legislation authorizes the Director of the Development Department to amend contract EL008771 with The Ransom Company for the demolition of structures found to be unsafe and public nuisances under the Demolition Program; and
Whereas, funding for this contract increase is available within the Development Department's General Fund budget; and
Whereas, emergency exists in the usual daily operatio...
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