Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Decker Construction Company for the renovation of the site at 1393 East Broad Street. The project involves miscellaneous exterior and interior improvements to the building and the site, generally consisting of, but not limited to: site preparation, site grading, site utilities, site paving, site fencing, an on-site salt storage bin, an on-site steel frame truck canopy, finish grading and seeding, a small entrance addition to the building, interior construction of metal framed partitions and painted gypsum board, interior concrete block partitions, cabinets and counters, new doors and windows, new lay-in ceiling tile, carpet tile, sprinkler system upgrades, new HVAC equipment and distribution, and electric upgrades. Formal bids were solicited on August 22, 2007. The following two companies submitted bids by the September 24, 2007 deadline (0 MBE, 0 FBE):
Decker Construction Company $193,870.00
WB Republic Builders, LLC $228,000.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends that the bid be awarded to the most responsive and responsible bidder, Decker Construction Company.
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested so that the renovation of the site at 1393 East Broad Street may begin as soon as possible, thereby providing necessary services to the City and its residents.
Decker Construction Company's Contract Compliance # 31-0983557, expiration date 01/12/2008.
FISCAL IMPACT: This project was funded in the 2007 Capital Improvement Budget. The total cost of the contract authorized by this ordinance is $193,870.00.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Decker Construction Company for the renovation of the site at 1393 East Broad Street; to authorize the expenditure of $193,870.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($193,870.00)
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WHEREAS, miscellaneous exterior and interior improvements need to be made to the 1393 East Broad Street building, and
WHEREAS, formal bids were solicited for the renovation of the site at 1393 East Broad Street, and
WHEREAS, the Office of Construction Management recommends Decker Construction Company as the most responsive and responsible bidder, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract with Decker Construction Company, thereby providing necessary services to the City and its residents, for the renovation of the site at 1393 East Broad Street, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Decker Construction Company for the renovation of the site at 1393 East Broad Street.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $193,870.00, or so much thereof that may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Department/Division No.: 45-07
Fund: 733
Project: 570032
OCA Code: 570032
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $193,870.00
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves or vetoes the same.