Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Department to expend monies for labor, materials, equipment, standard services, and professional services in conjunction with various facilities improvements that are small, and sometimes unplanned, but necessary to keep city facilities operational, functional and safe. Work may include any type of renovation or upgrade of City-owned facilities, such as electrical, small scale renovation, HVAC, flooring, and plumbing. All work will be done in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes. Funding for these expenditures is from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund.
Emergency action is requested so that the Finance and Management Department can address emergency and small scale renovations or upgrades to capital assets.
Fiscal Impact: These funds are available and budgeted in the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to expend monies for labor, materials, equipment, standard services, and professional services in conjunction with various facilities improvements; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Construction Management Capital Improvement Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, various unexpected facility renovations will likely become necessary within the Finance and Management Department; and
WHEREAS, an Auditor's Certificate is necessary to provide funding so that contracts can be established for these capital eligible repairs/renovations; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management, in that it is immediately necessary to provide for labor, materials, equipment, and services in conjunction with various improvements that are necessary to keep city facilities operational, functional, and safe, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safet...
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