Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Public Service to modify and increase an existing contract with Murphy Epson, Inc., for consulting services and resident education related to the curbside recycling program for the City of Columbus.
Ordinance 1766-2011 awarded Murphy Epson, Inc., the consulting services contract for the City's curbside recycling program in the amount of $330,000.00 on December 14, 2011. The Murphy Epson contract was put in place for work needed in conjunction with what would eventually become the City’s yard waste and recyclables contract with Rumpke of Ohio, approved by Ordinance 0088-2012 on February 1, 2012. The Murphy Epson contract was modified on June 21, 2012, per Ordinance 1167-2012, to add $100,000.00 to perform additional outreach events and conduct promotions related to the curbside recycling program.
The City of Columbus, in its continual efforts to be environmentally friendly and a "Green" community, determined that it was in the best interest of the City to make changes to the terms and conditions of the City’s yard waste and recyclables contract with Rumpke of Ohio. Ordinance 0976-2013 authorized changes to be made to the terms and conditions of that contract. These changes require an outreach effort for resident education. This contract modification will add $30,000.00 to the Murphy Epson contract to perform services related to that outreach effort. The total amount of the Murphy Epson contract is as follows:
$330,000.00 Original Contract Amount (EL012329)
$100,000.00 Amount of Modification #1 (EL013025)
$ 30,000.00 Amount of modification #2 (this modification)
$460,000.00 Total contract amount including all modifications
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Murphy Epson, Inc.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this increased contract amount is available within the General Fund, Mayor’s ...
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