Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, to enter into contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the purpose of providing maintenance for the helicopters that the Division of Police operates.
B. Bid Information: Since the company is the sole company offering this unique service in the Columbus area, this contract will be entered into in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions.
C. Contract Compliance No: 31-0648665
D. Emergency Designation: With payment of February invoice there will be an insufficient amount of funds for the March expenses.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
$604,460.00 has been budgeted in the Police's General Fund budget in 2004 for helicopter maintenance. $604,460.00 was encumbered for this contract in 2003.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract for helicopter maintenance with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc. for the Division of Police in accordance with the Sole Source procurement; to authorize the expenditure of $604,460.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($604,460.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of Public Safety, Division of Police, wishes to entered into a maintenance contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the Helicopter Minit-Men is the sole company in this area that can provide this unique service; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to enter into this contract in accordance with provisions of Section 329-07c (Sole Source) of the Columbus City Codes, 1959; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is requested because of insufficient funds for March expenses; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract for helicopter maintenance thereby preserving the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
Section 1. That the Director of Public Safety, be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with Helicopter Minit-Men, for helicopter maintenance for police helicopters for the Division of Police.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $604,460.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
DEPT FUND OBJ LEV 1 OBJ LEV 3 OCA
30-03 010 03 3378 300707
Section 3. That said contract shall be awarded in accordance with provisions of Section 329.07c (Sole Source) of the Columbus City Code, 1959.
Section 4. 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.