Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Codes Chapter 329 and enter into a professional services contract with Gurr Johns Inc., in an amount up to $22,045.00, to provide appraisal services for sixty-seven public art pieces owned by the City of Columbus and authorize payments for services starting March 1, 2024.
The Department of Development utilized the Request for Proposals (RFP) process in accordance with City procurement standards to solicit proposals. RFQ023700 was advertised and proposals were accepted from January 17, 2023 through February 15, 2023 for public art appraisal services. Three bids were received. The evaluation committee selected Gurr Johns Inc. through the RFP process to appraise nine public art pieces for insurances purposes. The Division of Planning has identified an additional sixty-seven public art pieces also needing appraisals to obtain insurance coverage.
Bid Waiver Justification: A bid waiver is being requested in order to maintain consistent appraisal documentation with the previous reports. It is important to keep the continuity of these appraisal reports to ensure compliance with the standards and principles of USPAP as set forth by Congress for appraisals of tangible personal property.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in the Administrative Division’s General Fund budget (1000). This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2024 Operating Budget, Ordinance 3011-2023.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 044398 and expires 2/16/2025.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Gurr Johns Inc., in an amount up to $22,045.00, to provide public art appraisal services; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $22,045.00 from the Department of Development’s 2024 General Fund...
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