Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the Franklin County Municipal Court, Clerk of Court ("Municipal Court Clerk”) to enter into the first renewal of a multi-year renewal contract with ITPartners Plus Inc. for remote data back-up and recovery services (“data storage services”) for the Municipal Court Clerk’s Office.
Ordinance 1176-2025 authorized the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a one (1) year contract, with four (4) consecutive one (1) year renewal options with ITPartners Plus Inc. for data storage services for the Municipal Court Clerk’s Office.
These services provide data back-up, recovery from data loss, and a comprehensive disaster recovery system for viable data restoral for the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Bid Information: The Municipal Court Clerk's Office solicited competitive bids through RFQ029602 in accordance with Columbus City Codes Chapter 329. Proposals were received from ten (10) companies; one (1) of the proposals was incomplete. The proposals were reviewed by a committee and evaluated in accordance with the committee's criteria. ITPartners Plus Inc. achieved the highest score. In agreement with the committee, the Municipal Court Clerk awarded the bid to ITPartners Plus Inc.
Contract Compliance:
ITPartners Plus, Inc. Contract Compliance #: 93-1432979
Expiration Date: 04/13/2028
Vendor Number: 048405
Emergency: To maintain uninterrupted data storage services for the Municipal Court Clerk's Office.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of $71,658.00 is available within the computer fund budget.
Title
To authorize the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into the first renewal contract with ITPartners Plus Inc. for data storage services for the Franklin County Municipal Court; to authorize an expenditure up to $71,658.00 from the Municipal Court Clerk computer fund and to declare an emergency. ($71,658.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into the first renewal contract with ITPartners Plus Inc. for the provision of data storage services for the Franklin County Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Municipal Court Clerk's Office in that it is immediately necessary to enter into the first renewal contract with ITPartners Plus Inc. for remote data back-up and recovery services without interruption 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 Municipal Court Clerk be and is hereby authorized to enter into the first renewal contract with ITPartners Plus Inc. in the amount of $71,658.00 for the provision of remote data back-up and recovery services for the Franklin County Municipal Court.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $71,658.00 or so much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized to be expended from department 26, Municipal Court Clerk computer fund 2227, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this legislation.
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 reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which are hereby made a part of 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.