Explanation
The Municipal Court Judges had experienced a tremendous surge in years 1999 - 2001 in the provision of language interpreters. In lieu of contracting with multiple vendors, the court chose to formally bid those services, in November 2001. The contract for language interpreting services was formally bid for four years, and the only responsive bidder to the specification set forth, was Asist Translation Services, Federal ID # 36-3249287.
EMERGENCY ACTION is requested in order to continue uninterruped services in the provision of language interpreters.
FISCAL IMPACT: $90,000.00 has been allocated for this expenditure within our 2004 budget.
Title
To authorize the Department of Municipal Court Judges, through the Administrative/Presiding Judge to enter into the third year of a four-year contract with Asist Translation Services for provision of language interpreting services within the Municipal Court, to authorize the expenditure of $90,000.00 from the General Fund and to declare an emergency ($90,000.00).
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WHEREAS: the provision of language interpreting services at the Municipal Court Building located at 375 South High Street, is absolutely necessary for the smooth daily operation of the Municipal Court, pursuant to specifications addressed in Bid Proposal No. SA-000116-GLM and;
WHEREAS: it is necessary to authorize the Administrative/Presiding Judge to continue this language interpreting contract in order to streamline the ever-burdensome payment process, and;
WHEREAS: the bid specification allowed for the court to reserve the right to extend the resulting contract to the successful bidder, on a year-to-year basis, if agreeable by all parties to the contract, for years 2004 and 2005, and;
WHEREAS: an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Municipal Court Judges in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract for the preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare;...
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