Explanation
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Focus EduVation, Inc. for professional online content production and development services for the Healthy Children, Healthy Weight Ohio Healthy Program curriculum conversion to online learning modules for childcare staff professionals in an amount not to exceed $39,000.00.
Columbus Public Health (CPH) originated the Healthy Children, Healthy Weights curriculum which the Ohio Healthy Program is built upon, and therefore, CPH holds the implicit license. The contract period is from May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
Columbus Public Health solicited requests for proposals on April 6, 2017, per RFQ004942 HCHW Online Program. A committee comprised of Columbus Public Health staff reviewed and recommended Focus EduVation, Inc. as the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder. Focus EduVation, Inc. Contract Compliance No. is CC021417 (FEIN#03-0428625) and expires 04/06/2019.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so a delay in service does not occur since the grant begins May 1, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract ($39,000.00) is budgeted within the Health Department’s Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251 and contingent upon the passage of Ordinance#1109-2017 to accept and appropriate funding from the Ohio Department of Health.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Focus EduVation, Inc. for professional online content production and development services; to authorize the expenditure of $39,000.00 from the Health Department’s Grants Fund for said contract; and to declare an emergency. ($39,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to contract for professional online content production and development services for the Healthy Children, Healthy Weights Ohio Healthy Program curriculum conversion to online program; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health solicited requests for proposals for these needed services through RFQ004942 HCHW Online Program on the City’s vendor services portal on April 6, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health evaluated all bid proposals and recommended Focus EduVation, Inc. as the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder according to the specifications for production services; and,
WHEREAS, the term of this contract is from May 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board to enter into a contract for production 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 Board of Health is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Focus EduVation, Inc. to provide professional online content production and development services for the period of May 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract, the expenditure of $39,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department’s Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, Division No. 5001, Object Class 03, according to the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this contract was awarded in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code.
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 necessary.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial reports.
SECTION 6. That for 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.