Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Thermo Lab Systems Inc for upgrade to the LabManager iLMS system software at the Surveillance Laboratory in accordance with Columbus City Code Section 329.07 (c) Sole Source Procurement. Thermo Lab Systems Inc. is the designer and sole provider of the system, software and customer support service for LabManager.
Thermo Lab Systems Inc. provides support services for the custom computer system known as LabManger which is used for various applications at the Surveillance Laboratory including, analysis reports, work orders, sample processing, verification of acceptable sample ranges, and a variety of other reports to enforce adherence to laboratory practices. The services provided by Thermo Lab Systems Inc. include, trend analysis, software support, enhancements due to technological changes, help desk support, and on-site spare system within 24 hours of failure. This service agreement for the software upgrade will include set up, configuration and PIMS interface.
SUPPLIER: Thermo Lab Systems Inc. (04-3326268)
FISCAL IMPACT: $21,600.00 is needed for this service.
Emergency legislation so that the upgrade can be made in a timely fashion and support services can continue without interruption.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Thermo Lab Systems Inc. for the software upgrade to LabManager in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of Columbus City Codes for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $21,600.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($21,600.00)
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WHEREAS, Thermo Lab Systems Inc. ., the designer and sole provider of the system, software and customer support service for LabManager and,
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Surveillance Laboratory owns the Thermo Lab Systems Inc. LabManager computer system that are need of a software upgrade, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage wishes to enter into a service agreement for customer support of that system in accordance with the provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.07 (c), Sole Source Procurement with the designer of the system and sole provider of the support service, Thermo Lab Systems Inc. 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 a service agreement so that the software upgrade can be made in a timely fashion and there is not any interruption in support for the software with Thermo Lab Systems Inc. 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 service agreement in accordance with the provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.07 (c) with Thermo Lab Systems Inc. for software upgrades to the LabManager System for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $21,600.00or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605105, Object Level 1: 03, Object Level 03: 3372.
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.