Explanation
The Development Department/Building Services Division entered into a contract with First Data Government Solutions, LP for PayPoint services which provides customers the opportunity to purchase building permits online. This contract was assigned to the Building and Zoning Services Department per ordinance 0456-2010. This service is necessary to accommodate customer demand to purchase permits online in a convenient and secure manner. The current contract expires January 1, 2012. This ordinance is needed to modify the contract to extend the term for the time period of January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.
Contract Compliance: 58-2582959, expires November 24, 2011
First Data Government Solutions, LP does not hold MBE/FBE status.
The original contract was for the period January 1, 2009 through January 1, 2012 to provide the public the ability to purchase building permits online. The intention was to have a new contract in place for these services beginning 2012, but in an effort to possibly consolidate various City contracts for these services, the timing of any new contract will not be until later in 2012. Competitive bidding is anticipated in the future once the various City contracts are consolidated.
The Building and Zoning Services Department desires to continue providing this service uninterrupted to the public and facilitate the ease of doing business in the building industry in central Ohio until such time as a new contract can be negotiated.
The amount of additional funds needed for this contract extension is $6,000.00.
Emergency action is requested given the contract expiration date of January 1, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT: $6,000.00 is budgeted and available for this purchase in the Development Services Fund, Fund 240.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services to modify and increase a contract for the purchase of online payment processing services with First Data Government Solutions, LP, by exte...
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