Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on behalf of the Division of Support Services, to enter into a service agreement with Day & Manofsky Funeral Service LLC for the provision of indigent cremations as needed for the City of Columbus.
Ohio Revised Code Section 9.15 requires that the City be responsible for the cost of burial or cremation of an indigent person. The scope of services for this contract will include: processing, negotiating, and auditing indigent cremation claims.
Bid Justification: Formal Bid # RFQ029775 was opened on April 14, 2025 for the processing of indigent cremations. One response was received from Day & Manofsky Funeral Service LLC. The evaluation committee comprised of personnel from the Division of Support Services reviewed the submission and scored the bid based upon the criteria within the solicitation. Based on the average score from the committee, the bid was recommended to be awarded to Day & Manofsky Funeral Service LLC effective July 1, 2025. The specifications within the RFP allows for the option of three (3) one (1) year renewals. Furthermore, Day & Manofsky Funeral Service LLC was the only bidder to respond when put out for bid. We plan to put this contract out to bid again in 2029.
SUPPLIER: Day & Manofsky Funeral Service LLC, Vendor # 012847, contract compliance # 61-1688640, expires 2/13/2027
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: $320,000.00 is needed and budgeted in the 2025 Support Services General Fund Budget for this expenditure.
$318,536.99 was spent for this purpose in 2024.
$288,155.23 was spent for this purpose in 2023.
Emergency Designation: Emergency designation is needed to avoid a lapse in funding so these essential services can...
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