Explanation
Background: This ordinance replaces ordinance 0852-2022. The Auditor’s Office is centralizing and adding financial technology staff within City Hall Suite 103/104. A professional designer was hired to prepare a space plan and a list of office furniture needing purchased for this office space. Formal bids were solicited via RFQ021075 for the purchase of these items. The City received the following two (2) responses:
Williams Interior Design $46,004.41
Hi Touch Business Services, LLC $52,237.98
The lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, was Williams Interior Design, a registered vendor and certified W/MBE with the City of Columbus, CC#005612.
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to appropriate and expend up to $46,004.41 from Fund 7748, the General Permanent Improvement Fund and to enter into a contract with Williams Interior Design for the purchase of office furniture; and to declare an emergency
Fiscal Impact: Funding for the purchase is available and shall be from the General Permanent Improvement Fund 7748 ($46,004.41).
Emergency Legislation: This legislation is deemed emergency in order to immediately purchase the office furniture so that occupancy can be had by the City Auditor’s Office as soon as possible.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Williams Interior Design, and to appropriate and expend a total of $46,004.41 from Fund 7748, the General Permanent Improvement for the purchase office furniture to be used by the City Auditor’s Office at City Hall; and to declare an emergency ($46,004.41).
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WHEREAS, the Auditor’s Office is centralizing and adding financial technology staff within City Hall Suite 103/104; and
WHEREAS, office furniture needs to be purchased in order to allow for occupancy including work stations, task chairs, con...
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