Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Office of Construction Management, to enter into a professional architectural / engineering services agreement, with IMEG Consultants Corp., for the CCTV Media Equipment- 111 N. Front project, in an amount up to $126,260.11.
The scope of work includes A/V upgrades, broadcast equipment and associated integration services to upgrade the A/V functionality of Room 204A of the Michael B. Coleman Government Center, located at 111 N. Front St., Columbus, OH 43215. The room is used for various city meetings, presentations, press conferences and events.
2. BID INFORMATION: The selection of the firm providing the professional architectural / engineering services has been performed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Columbus City Code, Section 329, "Awarding professional service contracts through requests for statement of qualification." The project was let by the Office of Construction Management through Vendor Services and Bonfire. Of the 385 vendors solicited, 127 were Minority-owned, 2 were Veteran-owned, 198 were Small Business-owned, and 89 were Women-owned.
Four (4) Request for Qualifications (RFSQ’s) were opened on January 11, 2024. None of the responding firms were designated as Minority-owned.
An evaluation committee reviewed and scored the proposals and presentations based on the criteria included Columbus City Code, Section 329.
The Department of Finance and Management recommends an award be made to IMEG Consultants Corp.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO: DAX No. 43968, expires 1/5/25, MAJ
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against IMEG Consultants Corp.
4. SUBCONTRACTOR PARTICIPATION: An ODI goal was not assigned due to the low dollar threshold, however, IMEG Consultants Corp. proposed using BBCO Design, a WBE-designated firm, to perform 25% of...
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