Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to modify a contract with Long Street Associates LLP for the work force housing project located at the corner of Front St. and Long St. in downtown Columbus in order to extend the contract term to accommodate delays related to COVID-19.
Ordinances 1489-2015, 3085-2015, and 1174-2019 authorized the Director of Development to provide financial support for the development and redevelopment of housing for people working near major job centers that cannot afford market rate housing through the Housing Works Program.
The original contract with Long Street Associates LLP for this purpose was authorized and funded under ordinance 1489-2015. Later in the year, the department encumbered additional funds under ordinance 3085-2015 for the same program. In 2019, additional funds were encumbered for the project.
The contract modification will extend the contract completion date from March 31, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
Original contract amount $1,000,000.00 Ord. 1489-2015 EL0173241
Modification 1 amount $1,000,000.00 Ord. 3085-2015
Modification 2 amount $1,000,000.00 Ord. 1174-2019 PO177036
Total contract amount $3,000,000.00
Emergency legislation is requested to allow construction to be completed on the revised schedule and allow for workforce occupancy as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: no impact
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor’s contract compliance number is 01195 and expires 4/17/21.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to modify a contract with Long Street Associates, LLP to extend the contract completion date for the work force housing project located at the corner of Front St. and Long St. in downtown Columbus; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinances 1489-2015, 3085-2015, and 1174-2019 authorized the Director of Development to provide financial support to Long Street Associates LLP for the development and redevelopment of housing for people working near major job centers that cannot afford market rate housing through the Housing Works Program; and
WHEREAS, Long Street Associates LLP is developing a work force housing project located at the corner of Front St. and Long St. in downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the project was to be completed in early 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19, and as such the contract term needs to be extended to March 31, 2021 to complete the project;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract modification with Long Street Associates, LLP, to allow construction to be completed on the revised schedule and allow for workforce occupancy as soon as possible, thereby preserving the public health, peace, safety, and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Development is authorized to modify a contract with Long Street Associates, LLP for the work force housing project located at the corner of Front St. and Long St. in downtown Columbus to extend the contract completion date from March 31, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
SECTION 2. 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.