Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Safety to modify the contract with Pro-Tow, Inc. (PO460138, legislated via Ord. 1788-2024) to add additional funds in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for towing management services as needed for the City of Columbus and the Division of Police. The Division of Police is responsible for the safety and welfare of the traveling public on all public streets, state routes, interstates, and waterways, as well as those endangered by parking violations, accidents and/or abandoned vehicles and watercrafts within the Metropolitan Columbus Area as well as on City-owned land. In an effort to improve the transportation network and access innovative technology, the City sought a smart solution to towing management services.
1) The amount of $1,000,000.00 to be added is to extend funding for the 2026 fiscal year
2) The contract was awarded for three (3) years with three (3), one (1) year renewals, but is only funded on a yearly basis
3) This is a three (3) year contract and was awarded through city code 329 on RFQ026831
4) The pricing for the service is maintained in the current contract without modification
Four proposals were received by the bid closing date of April 4, 2024, and the evaluation committee determined that Pro-Tow, Inc. was the highest qualified bidder. It is now necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety to modify the contract with Pro-Tow Inc. to add additional funds for the continuation of towing management, through March 31, 2027.
BID INFORMATION: An evaluation committee comprised of representatives from the Division of Police, Division of Support Services, with support from the Department of Technology completed a review of the proposals submitted via RFQ026831, by Pro-Tow, Inc., Capital Towing and Recovery, Autura and UR International, Inc. The committee asked for presentations and ultimately decided that Pro-Tow, Inc. was the highest qualified offeror...
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