Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with HKI Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the demolition of the 109 North Front Street building. Ordinance No. 1440-2012, passed by City Council on July 25, 2012, authorized the original contract.
A modification of the contract is necessary due to unforeseen circumstances which resulted in additional professional engineering services associated with the demolition of the 109 North Front Street building. These additional services include accessing and inspecting the asbestos containing material in the lightweight concrete discovered in the 99 N. Front Street portion of the Building.
HKI Associates, Inc. Contract Compliance No. 31-1305016, expiration date February 28, 2016.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this modification is $18,405.00. Funding is available in the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with HKI Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the demolition of the 109 North Front Street building; and to authorize the expenditure of $18,405.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund. ($18,405.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1440-2012, passed by City Council on July 25, 2012, authorized the original contract with HKI Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services for demolition of the 109 North Front Street building; and
WHEREAS, the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management, desires to modify a contract with HKI Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the demolition of the 109 North Front Street building; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to modify a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with HKI Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the demolition of the 109 North Front Street building.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $18,405.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 45-50
Fund: 733
Project: 570030-100120
OCA Code: 733120
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6621
Amount: $18,405.00
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 5. 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 6. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.