Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Metropolitan Towing and Storage Inc. for towing services for motor vehicles and watercraft for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety. The City of Columbus is responsible for the safety and welfare of the public traveling on the public streets and waterways, and said safety and welfare of the public is endangered by parking violations, accidents and or abandonment of vehicles and watercraft within the Metropolitan Columbus Area as well as City owned land. This contract is for one year starting October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013 with the possible addition of three (3), one year extensions.
BID INFORMATION: Formal bid # SA004536 was opened on August 24, 2012 for Police Towing Services for the Division of Police. Three responses were received for these services from the following vendors:
Metropolitan Towing & Storage Inc., Professional Towing Organization LLC., and Columbus Towing and Recovery.
All three vendors listed above are majority owned.
A committee consisting of personnel from the Police Impound Unit and the Police Property Room Lieutenant evaluated the proposals on five categories: Competence, Quality and Feasibility, Ability, Past Performance, and Pricing Structure. The committee recommended that the contract should be awarded based on these categories to Metropolitan Towing & Storage, Inc.
Contract Compliance No.: 31-1035297 expires 9/20/2013
Emergency action is requested so that these towing services can be continued without interruption.
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FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $800,000.00 from the General Fund for these services. $1,800,000.00 was budgeted in the Division's 2012 General Fund budget for towing services; $1,000,000.00 has already been spent or encumbered so far this year. The Division of Police spent $1,686,743.00 in 2011 for towing services, and spent $1,665,806.00 for towing services in 2010.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Public Safety to enter into a contract with Metropolitan Towing & Storage, Inc. for the purpose of towing of vehicles from City streets as requested by the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $800,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($800,000.00) (REPEALED BY ORD. 2464-2012 PASSED 11/19/2012)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police wishes to enter into a contract with Metropolitan Towing & Storage, Inc for towing services; and
WHEREAS, a formal bid opening was held on August 24, 2012 for Police Towing Services for the Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, the evaluation committee recommends Metropolitan Towing & Storage, Inc. as the best vendor for towing services; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Public Safety Department, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with Metropolitan Towing & Storage Inc. for the towing of vehicles from the City streets 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 Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract between the Division of Police and Metropolitan Towing & Storage Inc. for the purpose of towing vehicles from the city streets based on the committee's recommendation.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $800,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended as follows:
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SECTION 3. 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 approved nor vetoes the same.