Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a professional services contract with Environmental Design Group to add additional funds for design of the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project.
Ordinance 2863-2020 authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into a professional services contract with Environmental Design Group for the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project in an amount of up to $350,000.00.
This is a planned modification that is necessary for the continuation of utility coordination and permit services for the City of Columbus. Utility coordination and permit services are a vital part of roadway construction, currently we do not have the staff to keep up with the amount of permits received. The consultant has received training and would be able to continue without additional training so that project reviews are delivered on time. It was deemed to be more cost efficient to modify the existing contract than to bid this part of the work. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify the contract in the amount of $175,000.00.
The original contract amount: $350,000.00 (PO256303, Ord. 2863-2020)
The total of Modification No. 1: $175,000.00 (This Ordinance)
The contract amount including all modifications: $525,000.00
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Environmental Design Group.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Environmental Design Group is CC003292 and expires August 10, 2023.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding in the amount of $175,000.00 is available and appropriated within Fund 7704, the Streets and Highways Bond Fund within the Department of Public Service. An amendment to the 2022 Capital Improvements Budget and a transfer of funds is required to establish sufficient budget authority for the project.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to continue the necessary services as soon as possible, to preserve the safety of the traveling public.
Title
To amend the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the transfer of funds within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract modification with Environmental Design Group in connection with the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project; to authorize the expenditure of up to $175,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund to pay for this modification; and to declare an emergency. ($175,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, contract no. PO256303 with Environmental Design Group, in the amount of $350,000.00, was authorized by ordinance no. 2863-2020; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to modify the contract in an amount up to $175,000.00 and provide additional funds for the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2022 Capital Improvement Budget and transfer cash to provide funding for project expenditures; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to expend funds relative to the project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a contract modification with Environmental Design Group to prevent delays in the project schedule, to preserve the safety of the traveling public 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 2022 Capital Improvements Budget authorized by Ordinance 1896-2022 be amended to establish sufficient authority for this project:
Fund / Project / Project Name / C.I.B. / Change / C.I.B. as Amended
7704 / P540006-100000 / Traffic Maintenance - Commodities (Voted Carryover) / $208,538.00 / ($175,000.00) / $33,538.00
7704 / P531044-100000 / Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 (Voted Carryover) / $0.00 / $175,000.00 / $175,000.00
SECTION 2. That the transfer of $175,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), from Dept-Div 5913 (Traffic Management), Project P540006-100000 (Traffic Maintenance - Commodities), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) to Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P531044-100000 (Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020), Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Director of Public Service be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a contract modification with Environmental Design Group, 88 East Broad Street, Suite 880 Columbus, OH 43215, for the Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020 project in the amount of $175,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the Department of Public Service, which are hereby approved.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $175,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 7704 (Streets and Highways Bond Fund), Dept-Div 5912 (Design and Construction), Project P531044-100000 (Roadway - Utility Coordination and Utility Services 2020), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That the funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 6. 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 7. 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 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.