Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a contract modification with Woolpert, Inc., to support the provision of additional professional services relative to future improvements to Williams Road.
The Department of Public Service engaged Woolpert to assist in the preparation of a funding application to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, including conceptual cost estimates, traffic analysis, and plan sheets. The resultant service contract, PO113079, in the amount of $49,991.90, expired on August 31, 2018. The purpose of this ordinance is to extend the term of that agreement through December 31, 2019, to facilitate additional analysis and reporting of the data collected during the initial contract term.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Woolpert, Inc., is CC001040, which expires March 29, 2019.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
No additional funds will be encumbered or expended under the terms of the aforementioned contract modification because the unexpended balance of previously appropriated funds is available to support the completion of additional project tasks.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to prevent further delays in the completion and closeout of the aforementioned effort.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to modify an existing service contract with Woolpert, Inc., to allow for the provision of additional professional services through December 31, 2019; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service had a need for preliminary engineering services and technical and administrative assistance related to a proposed application to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for funding to support future improvements to a portion of Williams Road from High Street to Hamilton Road; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Service entered into a service contract, PO113079, in the amount of $49,991.90, with Woolpert, Inc. for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, that agreement expired on August 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service needs for Woolpert to perform additional analysis and reporting of the data collected during the initial contract term; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to execute a contract modification with Woolpert to provide for the provision of additional professional services through December 31, 2019; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify the existing contract so as to avoid further delays in the completion and closeout of the project, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Service be and hereby is authorized to modify an existing contracr with Woolpert, Inc., for the purpose of extending the contract term through December 31, 2019.
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure, which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approved by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.