Explanation
BACKGROUND: A consortium led by the City of Columbus was awarded $23,200,773 of Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2) grant funds under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-005) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds will provide for the acquisition, rehabilitation, redevelopment or demolition of foreclosed, abandoned and vacant properties in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of housing values.
Ordinance 0800-2010 appropriated a total of $1,500,000 for demolition services under NSP 2. Ordinance 0129-2011 authorized the Director of Development to enter into a contract with Watson General Contracting, LLC, a demolition and asbestos testing company to provide asbestos remediation and demolition services under the program and expend up to $650,000. A supplementary increase of $190,000 was provided on October 26, 2011 to Watson General Contracting, LLC for additional demolition services, which made the new total contract amount $840,000. An additional amount of $64,916 is requested, which will allow the demolition completion of 11 previously approved structures that have been issued building permits, and where asbestos abatement has already occurred. This legislation amends contract EL012202 with Watson General Contracting, LLC (Compliance #311429409, expires 3/10/2013) by increasing the contract amount by $64,916, making the new total contract amount $904,916.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available from the General Government Grant Fund, NSP 2, through the partial cancellation of Auditor's Certificate AC 031459/004.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to comply with expenditure deadlines under the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to cancel $64,916.00 from an Auditor's Certificate; to authorize the transfer of $64,916.00 within the General Government Grant Fund; to authorize the Director of ...
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