Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance 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. The purchase order will provide $35,000 from Housing Preservation Bond Fund. 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 orders will be established per the State Requirements contract with The Lusk Group (cc# 61-1204838/Expiration Date 12/31/15). 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. By using JOC, the City hopes to reduce costs, time and errors for certain renovation, repair and construction projects.
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#900415 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: This ordinance authorizes the transfer within the Housing Preservation Fund and expenditure of up to $35,000 from the Housing Preservation Fund 782 of the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget. An amendment to the 201...
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