Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with the Righter Company, Inc. for window replacements at the following fire stations. Fire Station No. 6 at 5750 Maple Canyon Avenue; Fire Station No. 15 at 1800 Livingston Avenue; Fire Station No. 22 at 3039 Parsons Avenue; and Fire Station No. 25 at 739 West 3rd Avenue. The existing windows are mostly single pane and many allow for adverse air infiltration. Additionally, many of the windows open and close with difficulty. New commercial grade aluminum windows will be thermally insulated for enhanced energy conservation.
Formal bids were solicited and the City received two bids on June 17, 2015 as follows (0 FBE, 0 MBE):
Righter Company, Inc. $293,500.00
2K General $294,003.00
The Office of Construction Management recommends that the bid be made to the most responsive and responsible bidder, the Righter Company.
Emergency action is requested so as to expedite the manufacture of the new replacement windows and to have them installed prior to the winter weather.
Righter Company, Inc. Contract Compliance No. 31-0889208, expiration date November 13, 2016
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract is $293,500.00 with a contingency of $30,000.00 for a total of $323,500.00. This legislation amends the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget and transfers funds between projects within the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund. Sufficient authority for this project is available.
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To amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds between projects within the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with the Righter Company, Inc. for window replacement at various fire stations located within the City of Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $323,500.00 from the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; and to authorize an emergency. ($323,500.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget and to transfer cash between projects within the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Finance and Management Department, Office of Construction Management desires to enter into a contract with the Righter Company, Inc. for services related to window replacement at various fire stations located within the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Righter Company, Inc. is the most responsive and responsible bidder; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management, Office of Construction Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract with the Righter Company, Inc. for services related to fire station window replacement at various fire stations located within the City of Columbus, in order to expedite manufacturing of the windows and to have them installed prior to the winter weather thereby preserving the public health, property, peace, safety, and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget be amended as follows:
Fund 701
Project / Project Name / Current C.I.B. / Amendment Amount / C.I.B. as amended
340130-100000/Fire Station #2 Fulton Ave/$3,531,189/($323,500)/$3,207,689
340103-100000/Fire Facility Renovation /$528,612/$323,500/$852,112
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer funding within the Safety G.O. Bonds Fund as follows:
FROM:
Dept. /Div.: 30-04|Fund: 701|OCA Code: 701130|Project Number: 340130-100000|Project Name: Fire Station #2 Fulton Ave|Obj. Level 1: 06|Obj. Level 3: 6620|Amount: $323,500
TO:
Dept. /Div.: 30-04|Fund: 701|OCA Code: 711103|Project Number: 340103-100000|Project Name: Fire Facility Renovation|Obj. Level 1: 06|Obj. Level 3: 6620|Amount: $323,500
SECTION 3. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with the Righter Company, Inc. for window replacement at various fire stations located within the City of Columbus.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $323,500.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 3, be and is hereby authorized and approved as follows:
Division: 30-04
Fund: 701
Project: 340103-100000
OCA Code: 711103
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6620
Amount: $323,500.00
SECTION 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. 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.