Explanation
The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water is required by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) every 5 years to conduct Tabletop and Functional Exercises of the existing Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for O'Shaughnessy Dam. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources requires an EAP for Griggs and Hoover Dams as well. It is recommended that Griggs and Hoover Dams existing EAP's also be exercised on a periodic basis. To meet these requirements and recommendations an introductory Workshop and Tabletop Exercise of all three EAP's as well as a Functional Exercise of the O'Shaughnessy Dam EAP have been tentatively scheduled for June and August 2011 respectively. Planning for the workshop and exercises will be done in close coordination with the Franklin County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (EMA). Exercises will be conducted at the EMA Emergency Operations Center.
Armada Ltd was previously selected, through a merit based process, by the Franklin County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, to among other duties plan and conduct various exercises of Emergency Action Plans following established Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines while working closely with various plan holders and EMA staff. At the recommendation of the EMA staff a proposal was solicited from Armada Ltd. for assistance in planning and conducting the above described EAP exercises. Armada's proposal was accepted by the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water in accordance with the same guidelines and utilizing the same fee schedule previously negotiated by Franklin County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The Department of Public Utilities, Division of Power and Water is requesting this City Council to waive the applicable competitive bidding requirement of the city code in order to facilitate this procurement.
Their federal identification number is 20-2900187.
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