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BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Elevator Maintenance and Repair Services from Fujitec America, Inc. This contract will be used Citywide for elevator repairs and maintenance. The term of the proposed option contract will be approximately two (2) years, expiring 4/30/2022, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on February 6, 2020.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ014584). Three (3) bids were received.
The lowest bidder was deemed unresponsive as they did not document proven successful contracts from at least four customers that are similar in scope, complexity, and cost as required of the City’s specifications. The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
Fujitec America, Inc. CC# 001627 expires 1/31/2021, All Items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $150,000.00, Citywide
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency measure because the current contract expires 4/30/2020.
This company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001343. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Elevator Maintenance and Repair services (UTC) from Fujitec America, Inc; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from General Budget Reservation BRPO001343; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00)
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WHEREAS, Elevator Maintenance and Repair Services UTC will provide for citywide elevator repairs and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office advertised and solicited formal bids on February 6, 2020 and selected the overall responsive, responsible and best bidder Fujitec America, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Elevator Maintenance and Repair Services from Fujitec America, Inc., thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into the following contract for the option to purchase Elevator Maintenance and Repair Services UTC in accordance with Request for Quotation RFQ014584 for a term of approximately two (2) years, expiring 4/30/2020, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions, as follows:
Fujitec America, Inc, All Items, $1.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001343 of this ordinance to pay the cost thereof,
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for the reason stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this 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.