Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into contract with DeBra-Kuempel, Inc. in the amount of up to $368,000.00 for facilities mechanical repair services.
The intent of this contract is to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, additional resources for facilities mechanical repair services for the divisions of Refuse Collection, Parking Services, Infrastructure Management, Design and Construction, and Traffic Management. The Department of Public Service will use the service to provide maintenance and repairs for the following trades: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC. The service contract shall not automatically renew. The initial term of this contract shall be for one (1) year with the option of up to four (4) additional one-year renewals.
The Department of Public Service, Office of Support Services, solicited Requests for Proposals for the Public Service Facilities Mechanical Repair contract. The project was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire web sites from June 20, 2023, to July 19, 2023. The city received one response. The proposal was deemed responsive and was fully evaluated when the Evaluation Committee met on July 25, 2023. The responding firm was:
Company Name City/State Majority/ODI Status
DeBra-Kuempel, Inc. Columbus, OH Majority
DeBra-Kuempel, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Public Service Facilities Mechanical Repair contract.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against DeBra-Kuempel, Inc.
As part of their bid DeBra-Kuempel, Inc....
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