Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Office of Construction Management with Dynamix Engineering Ltd. for engineering services associated with the installation or replacement of outdated backup electrical generators for the Impound Lot at 2700 Impound Road, and the Division of Fire at the following locations: Fire Station No. 5 at 211 McNaughten Road; Fire Station No. 8 at 1240 Long Street; Fire Station No. 22 at 3069 Parsons Avenue; Fire Station No. 23 at 4451 Livingston Avenue; Fire Station No. 25 at 739 West 3rd Avenue; Fire Station No. 26 at 5333 Fisher Road; and Fire Station No. 27 at 7560 Smokey Row Road. Some of the generators are well past their useful life, and some of these facilities have no backup electrical generators at all. Emergency generators are necessary to ensure the continued operation of these critical public facilities during power outages.
The selection of the vendor for professional services is in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. Requests for Statements and Qualifications were sent out and four proposals were received (1 ^FBE, 1 *MBE): Kramer, *Dynamix, ^Advanced Engineering Consultants, and Varo Engineers, Inc.
An evaluation committee was established and recommended that Dynamix Engineering Ltd, was the most qualified firm for the engineering services.
Emergency action is requested so the Impound Lot and fire stations will remain in operation during power outages, thereby ensuring ongoing and unimpeded services to the residents of Columbus.
Contract Compliance: Dynamix Engineering Ltd. Contract Compliance number is 31-1536631 and expires August 31, 2014.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract is $78,000.00. The Department of Public Safety will provide $73,125.00 for this project. The Department of Public Service will provide $4,875.00 for the project. This legislation authorizes a tra...
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