Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Technology has an immediate need to continue services associated with Gigaman, provided by SBC. These services will continue to provide and support citywide data connectivity.
The Purchasing Office has established a universal term contract (UTC) with SBC to provide data and centrex services under contract CT09759, which expires 12/31/06. The funding provided by this ordinance will cover charges, associated with data connectivity services, for the remainder of this year.
CONTRAT COMPLIANCE: 36-3258076. They do not have MBE/FBE status.
EMERGENCY: Emergency designation is being requested to maintain on-going support and to allow for uninterrupted daily operational services provided by SBC.
FISCAL IMPACT: During fiscal year 2004, the Department of Technology expended $168,660.00 for services associated with Gigaman. For the first six months of this year, the department expended a total of $84,330.00 for the same services. Adequate funding is available in the 2005 Department of Technology information services fund, in the amount of $84,670.00, to cover six months of service, the remainder of this year, with SBC.
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To authorize the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Department of Technology, to enter into a purchase order with SBC for data transport services; and to authorize the expenditure of $84,670.00 from the Department of Technology's information services fund; and to declare an emergency. ($84,670.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Technology has an immediate need to continue services associated with Gigaman, for data transport services, provided by SBC; and
WHEREAS, this service will continue to provide and support citywide data connectivity; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a universal term contract with SBC, which expires December 31, 2006; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Technology, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a purchase order and make said expenditure to continue services associated with Gigaman, provided by SBC, for citywide data connectivity, for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director be and hereby authorized and directed to enter into a purchase order, on behalf of the Department of Technology, for services associated with Gigaman, provided by SBC, based on a pre-established Universal Term Contract (UTC) CT09759, to continue the support of citywide data connectivity.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $84,670.00 or so much thereof as may be necessasry, is hereby authorized to be expended from:
Division: 47-02| Fund: 514| SubFund: 001|OCA Code: 471514| Object Level One: 03| Object Level three: 3320| Amount: $84,670.00
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, that 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.