Explanation
The City of Columbus is committed to investing in green infrastructure. As part of this commitment, the City has built a number of bioretention basins in the right-of-way and/or on City owned property. Bioretention basins are engineered, shallow depressions that treat stormwater runoff using pollutant removal mechanisms that function in natural ecosystems: settling, filtration, absorption, microbial breakdown and nutrient assimilation. Surface runoff is directed into the bioretention area where it temporarily ponds before infiltrating through mulch and a soil media planted with vegetation. The infiltrated water percolates into soils and, if necessary, enters a perforated underdrain that discharges into a water body or storm drain system.
The Department of Public Utilities previously entered into a contract with Watershed Organic Landscape and Lawn Care for the maintenance of the bioretention basins. More recently the submission of Ordinance #1553-2014, passed City Council on July 21, 2014 to allow the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a new contract with this company, for this service, based on an advertised Request for Proposals (RFP) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the pertinent provisions of Section 329, Columbus City Codes, 1959, that were received and opened on January 3, 2014. While processing the paperwork for the new contract it was learned that the company had changed their name and Federal Identification Number. Therefore, this Ordinance authorizes the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with Watershed Organic Landscape and Lawn Care, FID #20-8300390, to be reassigned to Watershed Organic Lawn Care, FID #31-1653866.
SUPPLIER: Watershed Organic Lawn Care (31-1653866), Expires October 1, 2016
Watershed Organic Lawn Care does not hold MBE/FBE status.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Gov...
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