Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract for the purchase and programming of Motorola radios for the Department of Public Service.
The Department of Public Service is responsible for maintaining Columbus roadway and traffic infrastructure and refuse collection. This includes filling potholes, street sweeping, mowing, alley resurfacing, snow and ice removal, trash collection, yard waste collection, traffic signal and sign maintenance, and construction inspection. The Department of Public Service has a need to purchase or program radios for the purpose of continuing communicating in real time during daily department operations. The department will replace or upgrade current radios that will no longer be supported by the manufacturer due to a MARCS mandate requiring all radios to be authenticated prior to July 1, 2025. The City has a multiple year Universal Term Contract established for this equipment with Motorola Solutions Inc.
Motorola Solutions Inc. PA005455, Motorola Radios, expires 6/30/2025.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Motorola Solutions Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Motorola Solutions Inc. is CC007169 and expires 9/24/2026.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted and available for this expenditure from the General Fund (Fund 1000) and the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund (Fund 2265). Transfer of appropriation within the both funds will be necessary.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation for this legislation so that the equipment can be ordered as soon as possible so programming and arrival is ensured prior to the mandate effective date. Radio and programming ordering are immediately necessary due to...
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