Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
A. Need. This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract for Crane and Hoist Maintenance Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. This contract was bid on January 17, 2007, and this ordinance funds the contract for one year. Two one year extensions are included in the contract specifications based on satisfactory performance and approval of funding legislation by City Council.
B. Procurement History. This procurement has been conducted in accordance with the requirements for competitive sealed bidding in Section 329, Columbus City Codes, 1959. An Invitation For Bidders (IFB) was published electronically and in the "City Bulletin" on January 6 and 13, 2007. A required Pre-Bid Meeting was held on January 9, 2007. Four sets of Bidding Documents were obtained by prospective Bidders, and one Bid was received on January 17, 2007, as follows:
Entity Base Bid Amount
Brehob Corporation $174,600.50
The bids have been reviewed, and found to be free of material defects.
C. Recommended Contract Award. The bid of Brehob Corporation appears to be free of substantive defects. This bid is within the budget, and has also been tendered by an entity which has previously performed satisfactory work of this class for the Division. Award is recommended to Brehob Corporation of Columbus, Ohio, who are the lowest Responsive and Responsible and Best Bidder.
D. Contract Compliance No.: 351153806 (MAJ).
E. Emergency Designation: Emergency designation is not requested.
2. FISCAL IMPACT: The FY2007 Budget allocates sufficient funds for this contract. Amounts appropriated for this purpose in recent years are as follows:
FY Amount
2006 $85,000
2005 70,000
2004 45,000
The increase for the funding for 2007 is because the Division of Sewerage and Drainage is working toward completing repairs and the replacement of portions of crane systems in ...
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