Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with KNS Services, Inc. for supplying and installing camera operating system upgrades at most facilities that currently have cameras. These locations include Raymond Memorial Golf Course, 1533 Alum Industrial Drive, Hard Road Maintenance Facility, Golden Hobby Shop, Cultural Arts Center, Aquatic Center and the following Recreation Centers: Beatty, Douglas, Sawyer, Schiller, Carriage Place, Lazelle Woods, Tuttle, Woodward Park, Barnett, Brentnell, Far East, Fedderson, Howard, Linden, Whetstone, Adams, Dodge, Gillie, Holton, Milo Grogan, Westgate, Barack, Blackburn, Indian Mound, Marion Franklin, Martin Janis and Thompson.
The Department began installing cameras in 2008 through a contract with Bosch, which was chosen by a committee comprised of several departments inclduing Recreation and Parks, Technology and Facilities. The technolgoy being used by City Security has changed to Genetic and we must upgrade our systems in order for the two systems to property communciate. Specifically, this project will remove the outdated Bosch DVR’s and replace them with the Genetic servers that will improve operations and have a longer useful life.
The costs for this project will be $147,396.00 with a contingency of $7,604.00 for a total of $155,000.00.
The Department is requesting the waiver of the formal bidding provisions of the Columbus City Codes to enter into a contract with KNS Services, Inc. as they are currently under contract with City Security for their upgrades and maintenance on the systems they over see as well as hold the Genetic license with the City.
Principal Parties:
KNS Services, Inc.
8450 Rausch Drive, Plain City, OH 43064
Angela Lewis 614.733.3880
CC# 311460220
Exp Date: 1/17/16
Columbus Employees: 10+
Emergency Justification: An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it ...
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