Explanation
BACKGROUND: To modify and extend the existing city-wide contract for the option to purchase Pager Services for the various City agencies, to and including June 30, 2006 and to change the Federal Identification number for contract number CT-14942, Pager Services. Formal bids were opened by the Purchasing Office on April 8, 1993. The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with Section 329.27. (Proposal No. 112-93). Contract CT-14942, with Arch Wireless was established in accordance with bids received. Their contract compliance number is 22-3319446. This company is not listed on the Auditor of State Findings for Recovery Database. This company is not listed on the Federal Excluded Parties Listing.
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To authorize and direct the Finance Director to modify and extend the citywide contract and to authorize the Finance Director to modify all past, present and future purchase orders for the option to purchase Pager Services with Arch Wireless, to waive formal competitive bidding requirements and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office advertised and solicited formal bids, and selected the lowest bid; and
WHEREAS, city agencies need pager services and market research show that the City of Columbus' present contract for Pager Services with Arch Wireless is still the most economical; and
WHEREAS, vendor has agreed to extend CT-14942 at current prices and conditions to and including June 30, 2006, and it is in the best interest of the City to act on this option; and
WHEREAS, the vendor has changed its Federal Identification number, and
WHEREAS, to avoid an interruption in service, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City agencies utilizing pagers for critical service delivery, in that it is immediately necessary to modify CT-14942 for an option to purchase Pager Services 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 Director is hereby authorized and directed to modify all past, present, and future purchase orders to reflect the change in FID number from 31-1358569 to 22-3619446 with Arch Wireless and to extend the existing contract to and including June 30, 2006.
SECTION 2. That in accordance with Section 329.27 of the Columbus City Code, this Council finds the best interest of the City is served by waiving, and does hereby waive Sections 329.06 (Formal Competitive Bidding) and 329.16 (Modifications) 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.
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