Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Director of Technology to enter into contract with The Fishel Company, for the installation of fiber optic cable (long, thin strands arranged in bundles used to transmit light signals over long distance) and related services. This installation will allow connectivity between the City's Data Center Facility and the new Jerry Hammond (1111 East Broad Street) Facility; that will house offices for the Recreation and Parks Department, Department of Technology, Community Relations Commission and 311 Call Center. This installation will also allow high speed fiber connectivity to various city agencies associated with voice, video and data communications. These services are needed to begin prior to the end of this year, 2007, and will commence upon approval of this ordinance and the associated certified purchase order.
The Department of Technology (DoT) exercised due diligence by completing the competitive bid process in compliance with Columbus City Code Section 329. A formal bid (SA002589) was prepared and posted on the City's solicitation web site and advertised in the City Bulletin on August 11, 2007; while the bid was posted the Department held a pre-bid meeting, of which seven (7) contractors attended.
On September 21, 2007 the Department of Technology publicly opened four (4) bids received; all identified as majority owned vendors; and of the four (4) bids two were deemed non-responsive. The Metropolitan Communications Group, Inc. ($109,699.28) was the lowest numerical bid yet deemed non-responsive to section P-3 (requiring that proposed substitutions be specified together with amounts to be added to or deleted from the base bid). The Fishel Company dba Team Fishel ($164,586.16) was the second lowest numerical bid and was deemed responsive. GudenKauf Company ($210,840.00) was the third lowest numerical bid, and was deemed responsive and Turn-Key Network Solutions, Inc. ($269,220.00) was the fou...
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