Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to modify a contract with Wendel C. Hill dba Shining Company in an amount up to $105,000.00. Shining Company provides lawn care and similar work for properties held in the Land Bank Program.
In March 2020, the Director of Development entered into contracts with 10 lawn care contractors as a result of an Invitation to Bid, RFQ-014518. To ensure work started at the beginning of spring, an initial contract under $50,000 was established for each contractor. The Director of Development must now modify each contract by adding funds in amounts sufficient for the reminder of the growing season.
Original contract $45,000.00 PO218670
Modification 1 $105,000.00
Total Contract Amount $150,000.00
Emergency action is requested in order to continue to provide vital program services without interruption.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor’s number is 005007 and the contract compliance dates are 3/05/20-3/05/22.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this contract is available in the 2020 Division of Land Redevelopment budget in the Land Management Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development modify a contract with Wendel C. Hill, dba Shining Company, in an amount up to $105,000.00; to authorize an expenditure up to $105,000.00 from the Land Management Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($105,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Development did a procurement effort in early 2020 seeking mowing services and entered into initial contract with 10 lawn care contractors in early spring; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract to continue lawn mowing services for the Division of Land Redevelopment for the remainder of the season; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify the contract with Wendel C. Hill, dba Shining Company, in order to continue to provide vital program services without interruption, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to modify a contract with Wendel C. Hill, dba Shining Company, in an amount up to $105,000.00.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $105,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2206 (Land Management Fund), Dept-Div 4411 (Land Redevelopment), in object class 03 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.