Explanation
Background: In February, 2012 Mayor Coleman announced a program to fight vacant and abandoned properties that includes a plan to aggressively target and demolish blighted structures. Ordinance 1627-2012 authorized the Director of Development to enter into contracts with asbestos testing companies to provide asbestos remediation under the program. Ordinance 2639-2012 allowed for an increase and extension of the original contracts to allow demolitions to proceed in conjunction with a new ordinance (0453-2013 passed March, 2013) for abatement, demolition, and deconstruction services of vacant structures with the municipal boundary of the City of Columbus. The contracts original terms commenced on August 1, 2012 and will end August 1, 2013. It is now necessary to amend the contracts with R3, Inc. and Hina Environmental Solutions, LLC to extend the contract terms from August 1, 2013 to August 1, 2014 and to increase each contracts amount by $30,000.00 in order to provide additional asbestos testing services.
Fiscal Impact: Funds are available in the General Government Grant Fund, Move Ohio Forward grant, for this purpose.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to avoid the interruption in the delivery of vital services.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend contracts with R3, Inc. and Hina Environmental Solutions, LLC for the provision of asbestos hazard evaluation services on vacant structures within the municipal boundaries of the City of Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Mayor Michael B. Coleman announced the Vacant and Abandoned Properties Initiative, a comprehensive plan to address vacant and abandoned properties that includes a goal to demolish hundreds of structures over the next four years; and
WHEREAS, various City offices are implementing the demolition p...
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