Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract for Telemonitoring Sewer Inspection Vehicles Upgrade for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage with Peninsular Technologies LLC.
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center owns five (5) Closed Circuit TV Sewer Inspection Vehicles that are used to conduct telemonitoring inspection of sewer lines throughout the City of Columbus as part of the overall sewer maintenance operations. These vehicles were purchase between the years 1995 and 1999 and are in need of modifications and upgrades to current technology. The upgrades include new hardware and telemonitoring equipment to be used for sewer inspection projects.
The Director of Public Utilities received Request for Proposals on August 25, 2004. Four (4) proposals were received. An evaluation team ranked the offers and selected the lowest, responsive, responsible and best offer. A tabulation along with the final ranking is as follows:
Peninsular Technologies: $49,990.00 (98 Points)
Cues Inc. $68,088.00 (87 Points)
Cobra Technologies: $87,250.00 (81 Points)
Jack Doheny Supplies $92,100.00 (31 Points)
SUPPLIER: Peninsular Technologies (38-3388545)
FISCAL IMPACT: $49,990.00 is needed and budgeted for this project.
Emergency legislation is being requested so that the inspection trucks can be upgraded and modified at the earliest time available.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract with Peninsular Technologies LLC for Telemonitoring Sewer Inspection Vehicles Upgrade for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $49,990.00.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($49,990.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center owns five (5) Closed Circuit TV Sewer Inspection Vehicles that are used to conduct telemonitoring inspection of sewer lines throughout the City of Columbus, and
WHEREAS, these vehicles are in need of modifications and upgrades to the current technology, and
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Utilities received Request for Proposals on August 25, 2004 and four (4) offers were received, and
WHEREAS, an evaluation team ranked the offers and selected the lowest, responsive, responsible and best offer, Peninsular Technologies LLC, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract so that the inspection trucks can be upgraded and modified at the earliest time available with Peninsular Technologies LLC for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Peninsular Technologies LLC for Telemonitoring Sewer Inspection Vehicles Upgrade for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $49,990.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605089, Object Level 1: 06, Object Level 03: 6655.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which 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.