Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for telephone services to AT&T for the Division of Police. These phone services are used in Police facilities for both voice and data services.
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up universal term contract FL004566 with AT&T for these telephone services.
AT&T is not debarred according to the excluded party listing system of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Contract Compliance: 340436390 - expires 02/25/2016
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately to ensure these services can continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Police budgeted $236,000 in the 2015 General Fund operating budget for services from AT&T. The Division has spent and/or encumbered $105,500 thus far in 2015. The Division spent and/or encumbered $163,600 in 2014. The Division spent and/or encumbered approximately $232,500.00 in 2013. This ordinance authorizes an additional $90,000.00 in services with AT&T.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order on behalf of the Division of Police for telephone services from an existing Universal Term Contract with AT&T; to authorize the expenditure of $90,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($90,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase telephone services for the Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office exists for these services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase telephone services for the immediate 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 Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to AT&T for telephone services for the Division of Police, on the basis of the City’s universal term contract number FL004566.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $90,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and is hereby authorized as follows:
|DEPT 30-03| FUND 010| OBJ LEVEL (1) 03| OBJ. LEVEL (3) 3320| OCA 300301|AMOUNT $90,000.00
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.