Explanation
This ordinance is to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify the contract with Gutknecht Concrete Technologies for vertical crack repair and patching of concrete at the outdoor handball courts located in Westgate Park.
Background: The handball courts at Westgate Park are the only outdoor courts located in a public park in central Ohio and draw users from throughout the region. The courts were originally constructed in 1972, however they have started to show signs of degradation in recent years. CRPD staff worked with a structural engineer in 2016 to conduct a structural investigation and report. Some of the recommendations from the report were performed earlier this year when reinforcing steel was added to the structure. This project provided additional improvements by repairing cracks and patching the vertical surfaces of the concrete structure thereby extending its useable life.
This modification is for an expanded scope of work to which will include additional concrete patching repairs to the roof of the handball court structure. These areas were not included in the engineer’s original estimate, but were discovered while prepping the roof for a waterproof sealer.
Total cost for the project will not exceed $132,380.00
Principal Parties:
Gutknecht Concrete Technologies
2280 Citygate Drive
Char Fish, (614) 532-5410
CCN: 38-1691323
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: 01/02/2020
Emergency Justification: This legislation will need to be emergency in order to allow work to be performed during the moderate spring temperature and before heavily used summer season.
Benefits to the Public: This project will benefit the community by improving a recreational feature that has been in the community for 45 years. It will extend the service life of the handball courts, making them useable for years to come.
Community Input/Issues: These improvements were reviewed and discussed with a club that meets weekly at the handball courts and utilized the courts on a regular basis.
Area(s) Affected: Planning Area 53 - Greater Hilltop
Master Plan Relation: This project will support the mission of the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by updating an existing amenity that is actively used by the community.
Fiscal Impact: The expenditure of $94,680.00 was legislated for the Westgate Handball Concrete contract by Ordinance 2462-2018. This ordinance will provide funding that will modify the previously authorized amount by $37,700.00. $37,700.00 is budgeted and available in the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 to meet the financial obligations of this contract modification. The aggregate total amount authorized, including this modification, is $132,380.00.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify the contract with Gutknecht Concrete Technologies for vertical crack repair and patching of concrete at the outdoor handball courts located in Westgate Park; to authorize the the transfer of $37,700.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; to amend the 2018 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1010-2018; to authorize the expenditure of $37,700.00 from the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($37,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify the contract with Gutknecht Concrete Technologies for vertical crack repair and patching of concrete at the outdoor handball courts located in Westgate Park; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the transfer of $37,700.00 within the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize that the 2018 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1010-2018 be amended in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this legislation and future projects; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $37,700.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify the contract with Gutknecht Concrete Technologies in order to allow work to be performed during the moderate spring temperature and before heavily used summer season, therby preserving the public health, safety and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized to modify the contract with Gutknecht Concrete Technologies for vertical crack repair and patching of concrete at the outdoor handball courts located in Westgate Park.
SECTION 2. 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 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 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 5. That the transfer of $37,700.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized between projects within the Recreation and Parks Bond Fund 7702 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the 2018 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance 1010-2018 is hereby amended as follows in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this ordinance and future projects.
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change / Amended
Fund 7702; P510119-100000; Central Maintenance Zone Headquarters (SIT Supported) / $4,429,079 / ($37,700) / $4,391,379
Fund 7702; P510018-201801; Sports Court Improvements 2018 (SIT Supported)) / $0 / $37,700 / $37,700
SECTION 7. For the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $37,700.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 in object class 06 Capital Outlay per the accounting codes in the attachments to this ordinance.
SECTION 8. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.