Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify and increase a contract with S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. for annual smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection and repair and sprinkler inspections, fire pump testing, and fire suppression testing for City-owned facilities under the purview of the Facilities Management Division. Ordinance No. 0726-2008, passed May 5, 2008, in the amount of $127,889.00, authorized this contract. This modification exercises the first of four one-year renewal options.
Emergency action is requested to allow fire alarm, smoke alarm, sprinkler and pump testing to begin without delay. This is important life/safety equipment and a delay could lead to building code violations.
Fiscal Impact: The Facilities Management Division budgeted $150,000.00 in the 2009 budget for smoke/fire alarm testing and repair. The total cost of the original contract is $127,889.00. The cost of this modification is $150,000.00, bringing the total cost to $277,889.00.
S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. Contract Compliance No. 34-1122758 Expiration date February 13, 2010.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to modify and increase a contract with S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. for annual smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection and repair, sprinkler inspections, fire pump testing, and fire suppression inspections for facilities under the purview of the Facilities Management Division; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0726-2008, passed by City Council on May 5, 2008, authorized the Facilities and Management Director to modify and increase a contract with S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. for annual smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection and repair and sprinkler inspections, fire pump testing, and fire suppression testing for City-owned facilities under the purview of the Facilitie...
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