…Explanation
This ordinance is to authorize the Executive Director of the Civil Service Commission (Commission) to modify the current contract with Mount Carmel Health Providers, Inc. (Mount Carmel) by executing the first of two available extensions of the contract expiration date per RFQ023538 for pre-employment physicals and cardiovascular stress testing of public safety recruits in preparation for upcoming Police and Fire Academy classes through the beginning of 2025.
In accordance with City Code Section 329.09, the Commission needs to request authority to modify our current contract with Mount Carmel in order to extend the expiration date by 365 days, to 02/28/2025, as optioned in RFQ023538. No additional funding is needed as part of this modification request since funding for this wave of services is covered by existing appropriated funds and additional funds expected to be available and appropriated with the passage of the City’s 2024 General Fund Budget.
Since this is a professional services contract that has already been awarded through the regular Request for Proposals process (see below), the contract’s requirements cannot be awarded through other procurement processes. Pricing for the assessments to be provided during the 03/01/2024 thru 02/28/2025 period is in accordance with bid pricing previously submitted by Mount Carmel for 2024-26 services.
Bid Information: In 2022, the City of Columbus Civil Service Commission published a Request for Proposals (RFQ023538) for these services and accepted proposals through December 2, 2022. Three proposals were submitted by the deadline. An evaluation committee reviewed these proposals in accordance with the criteria set forth in the RFQ and the Executive Director selected and executed a contract with the selected vendor, Mount Carmel Health Providers, Inc., via Ordinance 3084-2022. Because the resulting contract with Mount Carmel Health Providers, Inc. can be valid through 2026 if renewed by the City, re-...
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