Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Chief Innovation Officer to enter into contract with ProLine Electric through the City’s construction bid process for the Smart City Challenge Vulcan Charging and Decarbonization FRA Smart Electric Vehicle Infrastructure PID 105946 project and to provide payment for construction, construction administration and inspection services. Ordinance 1901-2017 authorized the Public Service Director to transfer signature authority to the Chief Innovation Officer, or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee, for all past, present and future Smart Columbus, Smart City Challenge, and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation contracts, documents, and projects.
Ordinance 1863-2016 authorized the Director of Public Service to sign agreements with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Vulcan), or others in connection with the award of the Smart City Challenge grant, the expenditure of those grant funds through additional council action, if needed, and the return of unused Smart City Challenge grant funds if any should remain at the end of the grant. This legislation also authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with organizations or individuals to accept contributions of materials, services, equipment, grants, or other type of assistance related to the Smart City Challenge, to administer the contributions according to the terms and conditions of the agreements, and authorizes the return of any contributions if required at the end of the term of the agreement. One such contribution to the Smart City Challenge project was made by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), which has made available $600,000.00 in Federal funds provided to MORPC by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for use in the construction of charging stations for electric vehicles.
The Smart City Challenge Vulcan Charging and Decarbonization (FRA Smart Electric V...
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