ORDINANCE appropriating $70,000.00 out of General Improvements Consolidated Construction Fund; $109,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund; $130,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund; $100,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund; $25,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund; and $200,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for the Environmental Remediation, Underground Storage Tank Removal and Demolition Services Task Order Contracting Program for FY2017 for City Facilities and Dangerous Buildings (as approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0122)

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The General Services Department recommends that City Council appropriate $634,000.00 for the Environmental Remediation, Underground Storage Tank Removal and Demolition Services Task Order Contracting Program (the Program) for FY 2017 for City facilities and dangerous buildings. The Program is funded through supplemental allocations from various departmental budgets or appropriations from various bond funds. Periodically, as departments identify projects and specific funding for each project, Council may be requested to appropriate additional funds for the Program. PROJECT

LOCATIONS:  Citywide

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The scope of work consists of environmental abatement and demolition of dangerous buildings, asbestos, mold and lead abatement, underground storage tank removal, soil and groundwater remediation, loading, hauling and proper disposal of waste material generated as a result of all activities.

PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PROJECT SCOPE: On February 19, 2014, Ordinance No. 2014-0122, City Council awarded three, five–year task order construction contracts to Inland Environments, Ltd., RNDI Companies, Inc. and Arrow Services, Inc. for the Program, set a maximum contract amount for each contract of $2,000,000.00, and appropriated $708,000.00.   

MBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: A 5% MBE goal and 10% SBE goal have been established for each contract. To date, each contractor has achieved the following MBE/SBE participation:

CIP FISCAL NOTE: There is no estimated impact to the operating and maintenance costs related to this expenditure. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policy Ordinance No. 2014-1078.       

Capital Project Information:  See the attached Form As for a breakdown of capital costs.

Ordinance No. 2014-0122; Dated: 02-19-2014

$  70,000.00   General Improvements Consolidated Construction Fund (4509)

$109,000.00   Parks Consolidated Construction Fund (4502)

$130,000.00   Health Consolidated Construction Fund (4508)

$100,000.00   Police Consolidated Construction Fund (4504)

$  25,000.00   Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund (4507)

$200,000.00   Fire Consolidated Construction Fund (4500)

$634,000,00   Total Appropriation

Jacquelyn L. Nisby                       

Phone: 832-393-8023