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File #: 2577-2017    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/25/2017 In control: Public Utilities Committee
On agenda: 10/16/2017 Final action: 10/19/2017
Title: To authorize the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with MWH Americas, Inc. to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; to authorize the use of existing balances on documents to be utilized with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Attachments: 1. ORD 2577-2017 MWH's letter, 2. ORD 2577-2017 Stantec's W-9, 3. ORD 2577-2017 Open MWH PO's

Explanation

 

1. BACKGROUND:  This ordinance will authorize the assignment of all past, present, and future business done by the City of Columbus with MWH Americas, Inc. (FID# 95-1878805) to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (FID# 11-2167170).  This change will reflect a company name change and Federal Identification number change for all documents established under MWH Americas, Inc.

 

On May 6, 2016, MWH Global Inc. was acquired by Stantec Consulting Sevices, Inc.  On January 1, 2017, MWH Americas, Inc. merged into its affiliated corporation, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. 

 

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO:

Former Company Name: MWH Americas, Inc. | 95-1878805 | 12/30/17 | MAJ | DAX # 010889

Current Company Name: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. | 11-2167170 | 9/7/19 | MAJ | DAX # 000462

 

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government nor prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.

 

3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested to expedite authorization of this action to allow for payment of current documents with this vendor. 

 

4. FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funding is required under this ordinance.  This ordinance will allow for the use of the unspent/existing balance on all documents identified in the attachment to this ordinance.

 

 

Title

 

To authorize the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with MWH Americas, Inc. to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; to authorize the use of existing balances on documents to be utilized with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; and to declare an emergency.  ($0.00)

 

 

Body

 

WHEREAS, this ordinance will authorize the assignment of all past, present, and future business done by the City of Columbus with MWH Americas, Inc. to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; and

 

WHEREAS, on May 6, 2016, MWH Gobal Inc. was acquired by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.  On January 1, 2017, MWH Americas, Inc. merged into its affiliated corporation, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; and

 

WHEREAS, no additional funding is required under this ordinance.  This ordinance will allow for the use of the unspent/existing balance on documents (list attached to this ordinance) to be utilized with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; and

 

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to assign all past, present, and future business with MWH Americas, Inc. to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., in an emergency manner in order to cancel and re-establish current documents and avoid overdue payments, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now therefore,

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

 

SECTION 1.  That all past, present, and future business done by the City of Columbus with MWH Americas, Inc. is hereby assigned to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (FID #11-2167170).  No additional funding is required under this ordinance.

 

SECTION 2.  That the City is hereby authorized to use the existing balances on documents established under prior ordinance numbers detailed on the attachment to this ordinance to be utilized with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.

 

SECTION 3.  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 4. 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 5.  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.