Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: The Division of Police needs to purchase twenty-five (25) radar systems and five (5) hand held radars. This purchase will permit police patrol officers to carry out their duties in the area of speed compliance by enabling officers to monitor speeds of the motoring public to insure the safety of the same.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office solicited bids for the Division of Police on SA000508, bid opening 8-28-2003, for the purchase of radar systems and hand held radars.
Award of contracts should be made to the two lowest bidders meeting specifications, MPH Industries in the amount of $35,800.00 and Laser Technology in the amount of $14,475.00.
Contract Compliance No.: 61-1205274-MPH Industries, 84-0970494-Laser Technology
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so the radar units can be purchased as soon as possible so these new units can be put into operation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All purchases will be funded with Law Enforcement Seizure funds; therefore there will be no effect on the financial status of the General Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to enter into contracts for the purchase of radar units for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $50,275.00 from the Law Enforcement Seizure funds; and to declare an emergency. ($50,275.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Division of Police needs to equip officers in the Patrol Bureaus with radar units; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office solicited formal bid SA000508 for the purchase of radar systems and hand held radars; and
WHEREAS, MPH Industries and Laser Technology submitted the lowest, responsive, and responsible bids meeting specifications; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase radar units for the Division for the preservation of 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 be and is hereby authorized and directed to contract with MPH Industries and Laser Technology for the purchase of twenty-five (25) radar and for the purchase of five (5) hand held radars respectively for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety based on their bids being the lowest, responsive and responsible bids meeting specifications.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $50,275.00 or so much there as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
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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 enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.