Legislation

To authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter contract with Vertiv Corporation for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, and uninterrupted power supply maintenance and repair services with the option to renew for four additional one-year terms or portion thereof; to authorize the waiver of the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes; and to authorize the expenditure of $298,442.33. ($298,442.33)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to modify and increase the Professional Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) Services agreement with Gilbane-Smoot; for the New Municipal Court Building project; to authorize an expenditure up to $10,988,461.00 within the Construction Management Taxable Fund and the Construction Management Capital Improvements Bond Fund; to provide for payment of prevailing wage services to the Department of Public Service; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($10,988,461.00)

To amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to contract for professional services relative to the acquisition of fee simple title and lesser interests in and to property needed for the UIRF - Eakin Road SUP project; to authorize the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to negotiate with property owners to acquire the additional rights of way necessary to complete this project; to authorize the expenditure of $800,000.00 from the Streets and Highways Bond Fund to pay for the project; to authorize the Director of Public Service to an agreement and any amendments or modifications thereto as may be necessary, with IORY, LLC owned by Watco Companies LLC to facilitate the construction of the project; and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00)

To authorize the Board of Health to renew contracts with Access 2 Interpreters LLC, Effectiff LLC, and Sign Language USA Inc to provide language services; to authorize the Board of Health to modify those contracts and to freely allocate the requested funds amongst the contracts without the need for additional legislation; to authorize an expenditure from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the costs thereof, and to declare an emergency. ($470,400.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with previously established Universal Term Contracts with Benchmark Biodiesel, Inc., and Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. and to establish various purchase orders for fuel on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of previously established Universal Term Contracts; to authorize the expenditure of $2,500,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,500,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement and to establish related purchase orders for automotive preventative maintenance services on behalf of the Fleet Management Division; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)

To authorize the Board of Health to modify an existing not-for-profit contract with Mental Health America of Ohio to provide fiscal agent services to Columbus Public Health’s One Block at a Time (OBAT) program by extending the contract period by one-year, for a new contract end date of March 31, 2027; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the option to purchase Absorbent Materials and Spill Containments with Fastenal Company and W.W. Grainger Inc. dba Grainger; and to authorize the expenditure of $2.00; and to declare an emergency. ($2.00)

To authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay The Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Columbus Public Health, for the management of the 2026 Community Gardening Projects, and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to establish various purchase orders and to associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with previously established Universal Term Contract for fuel and fueling services on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of various previously established Universal Term Contracts; to authorize the expenditure of $2,000,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($2,000,000.00)

To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify an existing service contract with Phreesia, Inc., for custom API services; and to authorize the expenditure of $24,683.33 from the Health Department Special Purpose Fund for said contract. ($24,683.33)

To authorize the Human Resources Interim Director to enter into contract with Augustwenty LLC in support of professional services for the city’s Strategic Roadmap and Central Service Departments modernization efforts, including the support of the modernization and standardization of our citywide Employee Onboarding; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Codes; to authorize the transfer from the General Fund (contingent on passage of Ord 2938-2025) to the Employee Benefits Fund of $208,500.00; to authorize the appropriation of $208,500.00 within the Employee Benefits Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $258,500.00 from the Employee Benefits Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from the Information Services Division Operating Fund or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the costs of said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($458,500.00) WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has adopted a Citywide Strategic Roadmap to guide enterprise operations, organizational culture, and system modernization efforts in support of improved outcomes for residents and employees; and

To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to modify a contract with Ricart Properties, Inc. for vehicle alignments and Ford OEM repairs; to authorize the expenditure of an additional $95,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($95,000.00)

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the option to purchase Soda Ash with Bonded Chemicals, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Please See Public Service Director's Order -- Placement of Traffic Control Devices as Recommended by the Division of Traffic Management -- Effective Date: 0101602026 Contact Name: Stephanie Mills Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-6328 Contact Email Address: sjmills

To amend Ordinances 2571-2025 and 3350-2025 to authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to enter into an advance payment grant agreement with Aspyr, a not-for-profit organization which authorization was inadvertently omitted when the legislation was passed, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement and to establish related purchase orders for oil and greases for the Fleet Management Division; to authorize the expenditure of $360,000.00 from the Fleet Management Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($360,000.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a construction contract with Claypool Electric, Inc., for the Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant (SWWTP) Power System Upgrades and Safety Improvements project; to make this ordinance contingent upon the Ohio Water Development Authority approving a loan for this project; to amend the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to appropriate funds within the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund; to transfer cash and appropriation between projects within the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $16,420,654.00 from the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund and the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the project. ($16,420,654.00)

Notice/Advertisement Title: Rental Registry Hearing #3 Contact Name: Jean-Philippe Dorval Contact Telephone Number: 614-645-2898 Contact Email Address: jpdorval@columbus.gov

To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the option to purchase Potassium Permanganate with Bonded Chemicals, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)

To authorize the City Attorney, on behalf of the Department of Public Utilities, to enter into contract with Edelson PC for special legal counsel services regarding Legal Action pertaining to the lead water service lines that are or were within the City’s drinking water infrastructure; and to declare an emergency.

To authorize the director of the Department of Public Utilities to execute those document(s) necessary to release a portion of the City’s sanitary easement rights described and recorded in Official Record 10635E03, Recorder’s Office, Franklin County, Ohio. ($0.00)

To authorize the Director of Public Service to pay the City's annual membership dues to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) for the Department of Public Service, Division of Design & Construction; to authorize the expenditure of $646,257.45 from the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($646,257.45)

To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, to execute and acknowledge those documents, as approved by the Department of Law, Real Estate Division, necessary to grant, at no cost, fee simple title to the Board of County Commissioners, Franklin County, Ohio to an approximate 0.124 acre tract of property to be split from that city-owned real property, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)