Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance & Management Director to issue a purchase order for the Division of Police in the amount of $86,000 with Sprint Solutions for wireless voice, data, GPS, and modem services and equipment prior to the conversion to Verizon for similar services. These communication services enable Police to perform their jobs more effectively and safely. Although the Division is transferring service to Verizon for these services (ordinance #1453-2014), there will remain a need to use Sprint Solutions until the services switch over to Verizon later this year.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up a universal term contract with Sprint Solutions, Inc. to provide wireless services and equipment under contract FL005003.
Contract Compliance No.: 470882463 Expires: 01/14/2016
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes a total expenditure of $86,000.00 for cellular phone and communication services for the Division of Police from the General Fund. The Police Division budgeted $405,400.00 in the 2014 General Fund budget for cellular phone and communication services. A total of $307,000.00 in General Fund monies has already been encumbered or expended so far this year for these services. The Police Division expended approximately $394,800.00 for cellular and communication services in 2013 and in 2012 $373,500.00 was encumbered and/or spent.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for cellular phone and communication services to Sprint Solutions, Inc. for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $86,000.00 from the General Fund. ($86,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, funding is needed to continue cellular phone and communication services for the Division of Police preceding the transfer of said services to Verizon, and
WHEREAS, the city has an universal term contract with Sprint Solutions, Inc. for wireless services and equipment, and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a purchase order for cellular phone and communication services; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Sprint Solutions, Inc. for wireless services for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, on the basis of the City's universal term contract number FL005003.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $86,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DEPT FUND OBJ LVL 1 OBJ LVL 3 OCA AMOUNT
| 30-03 | | 010 | | 03 | | 3295 | | 300301 | | $86,000|
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.