Explanation
The contract for language interpreting services was formally bid for four years, and the only responsive bidder to the specification set forth, was Asist Translation Services, Federal ID 36-3249287. This contract, being in the fourth year, will be formally rebid later this year.
EMERGENCY ACTION: is requested in order to continue uninterrupted services in the provision of language interpreters.
FISCAL IMPACT: $120,000.00 has been allocated for this expenditure within our 2005 budget.
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To authorize the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge to enter into the fourth year of a four-year contract with Asist Translation Services for the provision of language interpreting services within the Municipal Court, to authorize the expenditure of up to $120,000.00 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency ($120,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the provision of language interpreting services at the Municipal Court Building located at 375 South High Street, is absolutely necessary for the smooth daily operation of the Municipal Court, pursuant to specifications addressed in Bid Proposal No. SA-000116-GLM and;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Administrative/Presiding Judge to continue this language interpreting contract in order to maintain a smooth flow of daily cases in the Municipal Court, as well as daily continuity of interpreters, and
WHEREAS, the bid specification allowed for the court to reserve the right to extend the resulting contract to the successful bidder, on a year-to-year basis, if agreeable by all parties to the contract, for years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Municipal Court Judges in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that the court can continue uninterrupted payments to the vendor for the preservation of the public health, pace, safety and welfare; now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge, be and is, hereby authorized to enter into the fourth year of a four year contract between the Franklin County Municipal Court Judges and Asist Translation Services, for the provision of language interpreting services within the Municipal Court.
SECTION 2. That up to the expenditure of $120,000.00 beginning February 1, 2005 to January 31, 2006 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Fund 010, Department No. 25-01, OCA Code 250191, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3445 to pay the cost thereof.
SECTION 3. For the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage if the mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.