City of Columbus - File #: 1637-2006

• File #: 1637-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/15/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/16/2006
• Final action: 10/18/2006
• Title: To authorize the City Treasurer to modify contract with Fifth Third Processing Solutions for Credit Card Processing banking services on the behalf of the Department of Public Utilities; to authorize the expenditure of up to $180,000.00 from the Water Operating and Sewer Operating-Sanitary Funds; and to waive competitive bidding in accordance with Section 329.07 (e) of the Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency ($180,000.00).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/18/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/18/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/16/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/16/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
9/25/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/25/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/25/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/22/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/21/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/21/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/20/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/19/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/19/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/19/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/15/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

It is necessary for the Columbus City Treasurer to modify its existing contract with Fifth Third Bank for the provision of credit card services required for the processing of water bill payments over the Internet.  Such services currently may only be provided by Fifth Third Bank as the software running the payment engine maintained by the Division of Water was written specifically for Fifth Third Bank and its gateway,

Verisign. The Department of Public Utilities anticipates the creation of a new payment engine in 2008 that will facilitate the processing of payments through First Data, which currently processes other credit card payments for the City of Columbus through a contract with Huntington Merchant Services. Accordingly, a request for the waving of competitive bidding under Section 329.07 (e) Sole Source Procurement is hereby requested.

Title

To authorize the City Treasurer to modify contract with Fifth Third Processing Solutions for Credit Card Processing banking services on the behalf of the Department of Public Utilities; to authorize the expenditure of up to $180,000.00 from the Water Operating and Sewer Operating-Sanitary Funds; and to waive competitive bidding in accordance with Section 329.07 (e) of the Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency ($180,000.00).

Body

Whereas, the City Treasurer wishes to extend the contract for credit card processing banking services with Fifth Third Processing Solutions to facilitate the processing of payments over the Internet, and

Whereas, as an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, as it is immediately necessary to extend the existing contract cited below, providing banking services necessary for the daily operation of normal business activities of the City of Columbus; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

Section 1. The City Treasurer is hereby authorized to modify the existing contract with Fifth Third Processing Solutions for the provision of credit card processing services by extending the ending date of the contract to September 30, 2007 and to authorize the expenditure of $180,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary as follows:

from the Water Operating Fund 600, Department 60-09, as follows:

OCA Code       Object Level 1   Object Level 3           Purpose                          Amount

   602995             03                      3369                           Banking Services            $79,200.00

from the Sanitary Operating Fund 650, Department 60-05, as follows:

OCA Code       Object Level 1   Object Level 3           Purpose                          Amount

   600205             03                      3348                           Banking Services            $100,800.00

Section 2. That for the reasons previously stated, competitive bidding is hereby waived in accordance with Chapter 329.07 (e) of the Columbus City Code.

Section 3. That for the reasons 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.