Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order to Laerdal Medical Corporation for the purchase of patient simulator training equipment for the Division of Fire Training Bureau. Laerdal Medical Corporation is the sole source provider of the SimMan patient simulator currently used by the Training Bureau. The Division of Fire has a need to replace existing patient simulation equipment that is beyond its useful life. The total cost of this purchase is $56,567.62, which includes the simulation manikin and accessories, instructor tablet-PCs for simulated patient monitoring, educational session, on-site installation, warranty and updates. The Division of Fire Training Bureau currently employs a Laerdal computerized patient simulator to assist in EMS training. These simulators use lifelike manikins programmed to simulate a multitude of medical conditions that are used to train emergency responders. This legislation authorizes the purchase of this simulator, thus allowing the Training Bureau to utilize the hundreds of scenarios already written with Laerdal software, and currently used with the existing simulator, without the need to learn a new operating interface on another manufacturer's simulator. This purchase would provide product continuity and would augment current training practices by employing similar and familiar equipment using existing scenarios already employed with the current simulator.
Bid Information: Laerdal Medical Corporation is the sole source provider of the Laerdal SimMan patient simulator equipment currently utilized for its EMS training efforts.
Contract Compliance: Laerdal Medical Corporation / #13-2587752 (Vendor #000614) / Active C.C. 08/24/17.
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be declared an emergency measure so that legislative approval can occur prior to expiration of the product quote.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $56,567.62 for the purchase of patient simulator equipment, on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire. Funding exists within the Fire Division's Safety Bond Fund, Fire Apparatus Replacement Project for this purchase.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Laerdal Medical Corporation for the purchase of patient simulator training equipment for the Division of Fire Training Bureau in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of City Code Chapter 329; to expend $56,567.62 from Safety Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($56,567.62)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Fire needs to purchase patient simulation equipment from Laerdal Medical Corporation for its Training Bureau for use in EMS training; and
WHEREAS, Laerdal Medical Corporation is the sole source provider of the SimMan patient simulator currently used by the Training Bureau; and
WHEREAS, for the aforementioned reasons, it is now necessary for the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with the manufacturer, Laerdal Medical Corporation, for the purchase of patient simulation equipment, in accordance with sole source procurement provisions of the Columbus City Code; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase said equipment, for the preservation of 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 Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Laerdal Medical Corporation in accordance with the sole source provisions of Chapter 329 of the City Codes for patient simulation equipment.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $56,567.62, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purchase of this specialized training equipment be and is hereby authorized from Safety Bond Fund, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 or vetoes the same.