Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Healthy Start Grant Program. Columbus Public Health has been designated as the primary grantee agency and administrator for the Healthy Start Grant Program in Franklin County. The grant funds awarded provide for multiple contracts to meet various grant deliverables in an amount not to exceed $506,750.00 among the contracts.
The contracts named in the approved grant application are:
Nationwide Children’s Hospital 31-4379441 $85,000.00
Mt. Carmel 31-1439334 $85,000.00
Decision Support Services Inc. 31-1414027 $40,750.00
Ohio Health 31-4394942 $85,000.00
The Ohio State University 31-6025986 $85,000.00
Moms 2 Be 31-6025986 $20,000.00
InXite 42-2417630 $86,000.00
Mental Health of America 31-4412697 $ 7,500.00
Action Ohio Coalition 34-1376870 $ 2,500.00
Action for Children 31-0820393 $10,000.00
TOTAL: $506,750.00
This ordinance waives relevant competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. The vendors listed above were included in the grant application because they all provide specific services that need to be met to meet grant deliverables.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services to meet grant deliverables.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Healthy Start Grant Program is entirely funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This program does not generate any revenue or require a City Match.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into various contracts for the Healthy Start Grant Program; to authorize the expenditure of $506,750.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; to waive provisions of the Columbus City Codes related to competitive bidding; and to declare an emergency. ($506,750.00)
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WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has designated the Columbus Health Dep...
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