Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance amends the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget and authorizes the transfer of $45,000 between projects within the Health G.O. Bond Fund to provide for the purchase of security monitoring equipment. The Health Department has a need to purchase video monitoring equipment that includes replacement security cameras that are part of the existing building security system at Health's 240 Parsons Avenue facility. Ordinance No. 0664-2010, approved by City Council on May 17, 2010, authorized the Board of Health to enter into the first year of a three year competitively bid contract with KNS Services, Inc., for $24,864.00 for the purchase and maintenance of video monitoring security equipment.
Bid #SAO03545 for CCTV Maintenance & PM services was posted April 15 through April 22, 2010. All nineteen vendors registered with the City of Columbus under commodity code 93984 were solicited for bids. Bids were solicited to cover a three-year period through May 31, 2013, with an option to extend for an additional two year if both parties agree. KNS Services, Inc., was awarded the contract based on their maintenance bid of $2,072 per month, or $24,864 per year.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against KNS Services, Inc. The contract compliance number of KNS Services, Inc., is 31-1460220 and is effective through September 3, 2012. This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure that the needed security equipment is replaced as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance amends the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget and authorizes an expenditure of $45,000.00 from existing cash in the Health G.O. Bond Fund.
Title
To amend the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $45,000.00 between projects within the Health G.O. Bond Fund; to authorize the Board of Health to modify a contract with KNS Service...
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