City of Columbus - File #: 1068-2005

• File #: 1068-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/3/2005
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/11/2005
• Final action: 7/14/2005
• Title: To amend the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget, to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $133,048.20 within the Voted Street Lighting and Electricity Distribution Improvements Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Vaughn Industries, LLC for the installation of federally mandated Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Systems; to waive the provisions of Columbus City Codes for awarding construction service contracts; to authorize the expenditure of $624,998.70 from the Voted Street Lighting and Electricity Distribution Improvements Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($624,998.70)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2005	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
7/13/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/11/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/11/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/22/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/22/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/21/2005	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/20/2005	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/15/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/14/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/14/2005	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/10/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This legislation waives the Columbus City Code provisions for competitive bidding and authorizes the Public Utilities Director to enter into a contract with Vaughn Industries, LLC to provide labor, equipment and material required to bring all of the Division of Electricity's facilities up to the revised U.S. EPA mandate for the Clean Water Act of 1974 Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 112 for Oil Pollution Prevention. This legislation also authorizes the transfer of $133,048.20 within the Voted 1995 and 1999 Street Lighting and Electricity Distribution Improvements fund to provide sufficient funding in the appropriate project for the aforesaid contract and authorizes an amendment to the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget.

The Division of Electricity has developed a plan for Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC), as required by federal law, and advertised for bids for the installation of SPCC containment systems, SA001586. Five vendors, all majority business enterprises, requested and paid for plans and specifications. Bids were opened by the Director of Public Utilities on April 27, 2005 and Vaughn Industries, LLC submitted the only bid received. Their bid included a bid bond of 1% instead of the 10% required in the bid specifications, therefore, the bid is non-responsive. In order to meet the mandated completion date of February 18, 2006, it is requested that the provisions of Columbus City Code, Section 329.09, be waived to award Items Number 1 through 9 and Items Number 11 through 15. Item Number 10, Control Building, will not be awarded at this time but will be rebid in the future when additional funding becomes available. Temporary measures will be taken in lieu of building a new control building so that the project will not be delayed.

Vaughn Industries, LLC is a majority owned business enterprise and their contract compliance number is 364381623.

Emergency action is requested in order that the c...