Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order and expend funds for Renovation of the Probation Office on the 8th floor of the Municipal Court Building at 375 South High Street. This renovation will include current space re-allocation by adding drywall partitions to make ten new office spaces and additional storage space. Additionally, five new teller windows will be added for customer interaction. Work is to include electrical/voice/data outlets were needed and new finishes. The purchase order will be established pursuant to the State Requirements contract with Lusk Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Ordinance #582-87 authorizes City agencies to participate in the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) cooperative contracts when deemed to be “cost effective” to the City of Columbus. This will allow the Office of Construction Management to renovate the probation office on the 8th floor to accommodate additional staffing requirements.
This ordinance will allow for a pilot program for the renovation of the Probation Office utilizing an established State Term contract, based on the concept of Job Order Contracting (JOC). The JOC allows the City to get commonly encountered construction projects done using a different contracting method. By using JOC, the City hopes to reduce costs, time and errors for certain renovation, repair and construction projects. The State of Ohio bid JOC through the use of a unit price book, which provides for preset costs for specific construction tasks. Winning bidders were selected based on their mark-up or discount from these preset costs. The Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, wishes to use this contract to measure its effectiveness in comparison to the traditional construction procurement method. If deemed effective, the Office of Construction Management will consider conducting its own procurement for a JOC progra...
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