Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Voice, Video, and Data, Cabling Hardware, and Services with E2 Optics. The Department of Technology is the primary user for voice, video, and data services. Cabling hardware, and Services are used to maintain, relocate and repair interior network cabling. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately three (3) years, expiring October 31, 2024, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on September 2, 2021. In addition, the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ019419. Two bids were received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
E2 Optics, CC# 030330 expires 9/23/2023, All Items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $50,000, Department of Technology, the primary user
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance because these parts and services are vital to maintaining computers networks throughout the City.
The company 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.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670. Department of Technology will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the option to purchase Voice, Video, and Data, Cabling Hardware, and Services with E2 Optics; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00).
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WHEREAS, the Voice, Video, and Data, Cabling Hardware, and Services UTC will provide for the purchase of cabling hardware, and services used to maintain computers networks; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office advertised and solicited formal bids on September 2, 2021 and selected the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Technology in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Voice, Video, and Data, Cabling Hardware, and Services with E2 Optics because these parts and services are vital to maintaining computers networks throughout the City, 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 and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into the following contract for the option to purchase Voice, Video, and Data, Cabling Hardware, and Services in accordance with Request for Quotation RFQ019419 for a term of approximately three (3) years, expiring October 31, 2024, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year, as follows:
E2 Optics, All Items, $1.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670 of this ordinance to pay the cost thereof.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That for the reason 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.