Explanation
1.BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Dublin (Dublin) for the Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2014 Project 1 project, to accept reimbursement from Dublin for work performed by a City of Columbus (Columbus) contractor in Dublin's jurisdiction, and to, as necessary, provide a refund to Dublin after the project is complete and final accounting is done.
Columbus and Dublin agreed that as part of Columbus' Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2014 Project 1 project the contractor would resurface Sawmill Road between SR-161 and I-270. This section of Sawmill Road is in Dublin.
The Director of the Department of Public Service shall enter into an original agreement with Dublin for the work included in the agreement. If the cost of work is greater than the estimate, the Director shall enter into a contract modification for the additional cost and Dublin shall make an additional deposit. If the cost of work is less than the estimated amount, the Director shall refund money to Dublin.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The Department of Public Service is requesting this ordinance to be considered an emergency measure in order to allow for immediate execution of agreements in order to use the reimbursement for another capital project.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated amount of reimbursement by Dublin is $152,326.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Dublin (Dublin) for the Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2014 Project 1 project; to accept reimbursement from Dublin for work performed by a City of Columbus (Columbus) contractor in Dublin's jurisdiction; to, as necessary, provide a refund to Dublin after the project is complete and final accounting is done; and declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with the City of Dublin (Dublin) for the Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2014 Project 1 project; to accept reimbursement from Dublin for work performed by a City of Columbus (Columbus) contractor in Dublin's jurisdiction; and to, as necessary, provide a refund to Dublin after the project is complete and final accounting is done; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, in that this legislation should go forth immediately to allow for immediate execution of agreements with Dublin in order to use the reimbursement for another capital project; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to enter into agreements with the City of Dublin (Dublin) for the Resurfacing - Resurfacing 2014 Project 1 project; to accept reimbursement from Dublin for work performed by a City of Columbus (Columbus) contractor in Dublin's jurisdiction; and to, as necessary, provide a refund to Dublin after the project is complete and final accounting is done.
SECTION 2. 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 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for the 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 nor vetoes the same.