Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to establish a purchase order for the purpose of providing emergency home repair services to low and moderate-income households in Columbus. Emergency repair services will include heating, plumbing, electrical and other emergency home repairs needed to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Columbus. The purchase order will be established per the State Requirements contract with The Lusk Group. Ordinance 582-87 authorizes City agencies to participate in the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) cooperative contracts when deemed to be "cost effective" to the City of Columbus. The Department of Development will provide emergency home repair services to low and moderate income homeowners utilizing an established State Term contract, based on the concept of Job Order Contracting (JOC). The JOC allows the City to get commonly encountered construction projects done using a different contracting method. The State of Ohio bid the JOC through the use of a unit price book which provides for preset costs for specific construction tasks. Winning bidders were selected based on their mark-up or discount from these preset costs. The terms and pricing of this purchase order are based upon the State of Ohio contract RS#901512 that is available for use by political sub-divisions of the State of Ohio.
Emergency action is necessary to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of emergency repair services.
FISCAL IMPACT: $70,000 is allocated from the 2015 Community Development Block Grant Fund for this expenditure.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to establish a purchase order with The Lusk Group to provide emergency home repair services per the terms and conditions of the State of Ohio Requirements Contract; to authorize the expenditure of $70,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($70,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Development, Housing Division desires to administer the CDBG Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund from the Community Development Block Grant fund which includes the expenditure of funds for the Emergency Repair Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development will provide emergency home repair services to low and moderate income homeowners utilizing an established State Term contract, per authority granted by Ordinance Number 582-87, based on the concept of Job Order Contracting (JOC); and
WHEREAS, the terms and pricing of this purchase order are based upon the State of Ohio Contract RS#901512 that is available for use by political sub-divisions of the State of Ohio; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of emergency repair services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to establish a purchase order with The Lusk Group to allow vital program services to continue without interruption, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order for the purchase of emergency repair services per the terms and conditions of State Requirements Contract, per authority granted by Ordinance Number 582-87, as follows:
Contract No. RS900415
The Lusk Group
Contract Compliance No. 61-1204838
Expiration Date 12/31/15
Repair and Maintenance - Job Order Contracting (JOC)
SECTION 2. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $70,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Housing Division, Department 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 445236.
SECTION 3. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated.
SECTION 4. 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.