City of Columbus - File #: 0090-2011

• File #: 0090-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/12/2011
• In control: Public Safety & Judiciary Committee
• On agenda: 3/7/2011
• Final action: 3/8/2011
• Title: To authorize the Public Safety Director to modify and extend a contract with Centre Learn for a computer based training content for use by the Fire Division's Training Bureau; to authorize the expenditure of $114,900.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($114,900.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/8/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/8/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/7/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/7/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
2/23/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/23/2011	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/22/2011	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/22/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
2/22/2011	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/22/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/4/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
2/3/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/3/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/2/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/2/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/2/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/1/2011	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
1/27/2011	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
1/18/2011	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Fire Division secured a computer based training content provider for their Distance Learning Project with Centre Learn in 2008. The Fire Division's Distance Learning project was implemented to provide remote training in all fire stations via the computer network. Centre Learn was chosen as the computer based training content provider to implement training, scheduling, and logging of employee training history.

Bid Information: The Fire Division processed a request for proposal (RFP) for a computer based training content provider via Solicitation SA002986 and received bids on September 11, 2008. Upon review of the bids, the Fire Division accepted the bid submitted by Centre Learn in the amount of $114,900.00 via Ordinance 1754-2008, passed December 15, 2008 and entered into a contract for the first year's service in January 2009. The second year's service was authoirzed by Ordinance 0233-2010 passed February 2, 2010.

This ordinance is to modify and extend the current contract and enter into the third year of service with Centre Learn, to implement training, scheduling, and logging of employee training history. This is a three (3) year contract, with two (2) additional one year extensions available.

Centre Learn provides fire, basic EMS, and paramedic level content, and gives the Division of Fire the ability to assign new policy, procedures, and division specific training to members and capture the compliance of such material for all of the various applications.

CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: Centre Learn - 043827563 exp. 9/9/10

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is required so that Fire's Distance Learning Program continues without interruption.

FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $114,900.00 from the General Fund to provide the third year agreement with Centre Learn for the computer based training system for the Fire Division. The Fire Division has budgeted $115,000.00 in the General F...