Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with Liberty Farm to provide horseback riding instruction for Columbus Recreation & Parks Department (CRPD) Summer Camp between June 12, 2017 and August 4, 2017, at Liberty Farm.
The department anticipates the need to encumber an amount not to exceed a total of $21,600.00. Expenditures for this contract will be partially reimbursed by student registration fees. Camp tuition will be $295/week for residents, $310/week for non-residents. Liberty Farms will receive $240.00 for each registered camper. The Recreation and Parks Department will offer three (3), one-week sessions during the 2017 summer camp season. Full-day camp services will be provided for campers, ages 6-12. There will be a maximum of 30 campers per week and a minimum of 10 per week.
Bid Waiver Request: The department is requesting to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code Chapter 329 due to Liberty Horse Farm being the only fully operational horseback riding and learning facility located within the City of Columbus boundaries. Other area horse camps are not located within the City of Columbus or do not have permanent facilities and the capacity needed to conduct a camp of the size needed.
Principal Parties:
Liberty Horse Farm
Kathy Osborn
2620 Fisher Road
Columbus, OH 43204
614-279-0346 (Phone)
Contract compliance #: 311713124
FISCAL IMPACT: $21,600.00 is budgeted from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund to meet the financial obligation this contract.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with Liberty Farm to provide horseback riding instruction for CRPD Summer Camp; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; to set up an Auditor’s certificate to establish purchase orders for the 2017 budget year; to authorize the expenditure of $21,600.00 from the Re...
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