Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to renew a contract with Watson’s Lawn Care LLC for an additional year for Lawn Care and Miscellaneous Maintenance services for properties held by the Division of Land Redevelopment.
Original contract amount $ 20,000.00 PO218374
Renewal No. 1 amount $ 20,000.00
Total contract amount $ 40,000.00
The purpose of the lawn care program is to provide services such as routine mowing, removal of brush and excessive high grass, and all foreign material, and similar work for properties held by the Land Reutilization Program.
The Department of Development advertised RFQ014518 on Vendor Services in February 2020 for the lawn care program. 38 bids were received and the Director of Development entered into contract with ten bidders under the authority of Columbus City Code Section 329.19. For the original contract, the contract period is from the date of approval of the purchase order to February 28, 2021, with an option to renew one additional year, through 2022. Advertising for services annually would interrupt the program and possibly result a delay in providing these services. The fee for services in the contract renewal will be the same as that of the original contract.
This legislation will allow for payment for services from the date the original contract expired and extend the contract an additional year, ending February 28, 2022.
Emergency action is requested in order to continue to services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in fund 2206.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 024023 and expires 3/5/2022.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to renew a contract with Watson’s Lawn Care LLC for an additional year to provide Lawn Care and Miscellaneous Maintenance services for properties held by the Division of Land Redevelopment in an amount up to $20,000.00; to authorize the expenditure of up to $20,000.00 from the Land Management Fund; to authorize the payment of expenses starting February 28, 2021; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of Development has identified the need to renew a contract with Watson’s Lawn Care LLC Lawn Care and Miscellaneous Maintenance services for properties held by the Division of Land Redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development advertised RFQ014518 on Vendor Services in February 2020 for the lawn care program, 38 bids were received, and the Director of Development entered into contract with ten bidders under the authority of Columbus City Code Section 329.19; and
WHEREAS, this legislation will allow for payment for services from the date the original contract expired and extend the contract an additional year, ending February 28, 2022; 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 renew this contract in order to continue program services without interruption, 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 Development be and is hereby authorized to renew a contract with Watson’s Lawn Care LLC in an amount up to $20,000.00, for an additional year, ending February 28, 2022, for Lawn Care and Miscellaneous Maintenance services for properties held by the Division of Land Redevelopment and to reimburse for expenses starting February 28, 2021.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $20,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized in fund 2206 (Land Management Fund), Dept. 44-11 (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 its approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.