TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Michael Coleman, Director, Community Improvement
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: March 15, 2016
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HOUSING REHABILITATION GRANT AWARD FOR 562 NW 48TH AVENUE (QUOTE 2016-435)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve acquisitions of services in the amount of $15,191.60 from Leonard Graham Inc., to allow “multiple acquisitions from vendors exceeding $25,000 in any fiscal year; and further find that the acquisitions are in compliance with the Code of Ordinances Chapter 36, Section 36.03(B) Multiple Acquisitions From Vendor Exceeding Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in Any Fiscal Year.
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Background:
The City has been allocated $233,000 of Residential Construction Mitigation Program (RCMP) funds through the Florida Department of Emergency Management to provide for the renovation or repair, as well as hurricane mitigation, of existing substandard homes. The rehabilitation of homes addresses building and code violations, interior and exterior building, electrical and plumbing problems, health and safety issues and the retrofit of special items for those with special needs.
A Housing Rehabilitation Grant is being awarded to Leonard Graham Inc., for work being conducted at 562 NW 48th Avenue, as they are the lowest responsive bidder, as detailed on the attached Information Sheet(s). This item was bid according to Chapter 36, Section 36.02, “Methods of Acquisition” (B), “Written Quotation Method.”
Approval is needed for acquisition of services by Leonard Graham Inc., in accordance with Section 36.03 (B), as this purchase will result in multiple acquisitions for services in the current fiscal year and aggregately exceed $25,000. Vendor's year-to-date purchases are currently $13,109.10. Grant awards are based on the actual cost of the rehabilitation, as determined by the low responsive bidder(s), plus a 5% contingency. Total rehab cost also i...
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