City of Columbus - File #: 1603-2006

• File #: 1603-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/11/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 10/23/2006
• Final action: 10/25/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Finance & Management to execute those documents necessary for the acquisition of a MSA Safe Site for the Division of Fire's Bomb Squad from I.E. Monitoring Instruments, Inc., to waive the provisions of competitive bidding, and to declare an emergency.($0)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/25/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/24/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/23/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/23/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/12/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/12/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/12/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/11/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/11/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/10/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/6/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/6/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/5/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/5/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/21/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/18/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/15/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/15/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/14/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/13/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/11/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Finance & Management to execute those documents necessary for the acquisition of a MSA Safe Site for the Division of Fire's Bomb Squad from I.E. Monitoring Instruments, Inc., to waive the provisions of competitive bidding, and to declare an emergency.($0)

Explanation
BACKGROUND:

Need: The Division of Fire has been awarded a grant from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase a MSA Safe Site for the Bomb Squad. The total cost of the system will be $100,298.00 and payment will be issued by Franklin County. The City of Columbus and Franklin County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement via Ordinance 1917-2005 to enable this type of purchase; the agreement, which has recently expired, is being extended via Ordinance 1691-2006. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance 1691-2006.

This legislation will authorize and direct the Director of Finance & Management to execute those documents necessary for the acquisition of this equipment; there is no expenditure for this equipment, as Franklin County will administer the payment of the upgrade upon legislative approval.

Bid Information: The Division of Fire has an immediate need to purchase a MSA Safe Site Threat Detection System to be used by the Bomb Squad. Formal bids were solicited via SA002128 with I.E. Monitoring Instruments Inc. submitting the sole responsive bid. The Captain of the Columbus Bomb Squad determined after the opening of the bids, that a chemical detection component included in Line Item #2 of the Bid Proposal was redundant and a significant reduction to the cost of this detector could be realized if the company changed the configuration. The company has agreed to change the configuration of said detector and thus save a considerable amount in cost.

Competitive bidding is being waived for this purchase to take advantage of the cost lowing counter proposal offered by I.E. Monitoring Instruments Inc.

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