Explanation
This ordinance is to authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to enter into a contract with C.P.A.T. Distribution for the purchase and delivery of a Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine, as manufactured by ADF Steel, 8339 W. Cavalier Drive, Glendale, Arizona, for use in testing firefighter candidates.
The Ceiling Breach and Pull machine simulates the critical task of breaching and pulling down a ceiling to check for fire extension. C.P.A.T. Distribution is the sole distributor of the Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine.
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested as the vendor has a 16 week lead time for delivery, and the Commission needs sufficient time to assemble the unit and ensure it is working properly prior to the 2011 Firefighter examination scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2011.
Contract Compliance Number: 954818398, expires 4/23/2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this purchase is available in the Civil Service Commission's 2010 General Fund Budget.
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To authorize and direct the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission to enter into a contract with C.P.A.T. Distribution for the purchase and delivery of a Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine in accordance with the sole source procurement provisions of the Columbus City Codes, to authorize the expenditure of $7,198.53 from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency ($7,198.53).
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WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission Public Safety Testing Unit will administer the entry-level firefighter examination in 2011; and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission Public Safety Testing Unit is in need of a Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine to test firefighter candidates on the critical task of breaching and pulling down a ceiling to check for fire extension; and,
WHEREAS, C.P.A.T. Distribution is the sole distributor of the Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the operation of the Civil Service Commission in that it is immediately necessary to purchase a Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine from C.P.A.T. Distribution; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with C.P.A.T. Distribution for the purchase and delivery a Ceiling Breach and Pull Machine.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $7,198.53, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized as follows:
Fund 010
OCA 270165
Object Level 1: 06
Object Level 3: 6651
Amount: $7,198.53
SECTION 3. That this purchase is in accordance with the provisions of the Columbus City Code, Section 329.07(e), "Sole Source Procurement."
SECTION 4. That for the 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.