Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the assignment of an existing professional services agreement from City Solutions Central Ohio LLC to Zart Consulting, Inc.
Pursuant to Ordinance 0075-02, the Director of Public Service executed an exclusive agreement with City Solutions, Inc., permitting the installation, operation, and maintenance of modular newsracks with ancillary advertising within the area defined as the Voluntary Newsrack District, located in downtown Columbus. That legislation also waived certain provisions of Columbus City Code prohibiting the placement of obstructions, including but not limited to, containers, vending equipment, merchandise, signs, or advertising of any kind, within the public rights-of-way.
Ordinance 3187-2017 authorized the Director of Public Service to modify and renew the aforementioned agreement. The owner of City Solutions Central Ohio LLC now is seeking the consent from the Director of Public Service to assign the existing professional services agreement to Zart Consulting, Inc. The principle of Zart Consulting has been closely involved in the operation of the modular newsracks since the installation thereof in 2004.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Zart Consulting, Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Zart Consulting presently does not possess a valid contract compliance number and will be required to become contract compliant before entering into contract with the City.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost to the City to assign the contract to a new company. All terms and conditions of the contract are to remain the same, so funds owed to the City under the contract will still be paid to the City.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the assignment of the contract to occur as soon as reasonably practicable so as to prevent unnecessary lapses in the execution of the d...
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