Explanation
BACKGROUND:
In 2018, the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk (“Municipal Court Clerk”) issued a request for proposals for various banking services. Huntington National Bank was awarded the contract. PO466189 authorized the Municipal Court Clerk to enter into a one-year contract with Huntington National Bank for the provisions of bank and credit card services. This ordinance authorizes the Municipal Court Clerk to modify and extend the contract for one year plus an additional option year with Huntington National Bank for the provisions of bank, credit card, and electronic payment services.
Ordinance 1876-2025 authorized the Municipal Court Clerk to modify the contract to include Snap Pay Solution for electronic payment services. This service streamlined the Municipal Court Clerk’s electronic payment services by providing a more modern transaction to the public and eliminates the need for a third-party vendor between the Municipal Court Clerk and their banking services provider.
The Municipal Court Clerk is requesting to extend the current contract for one year plus an additional option year in order to have enough time to prepare the RFP with the addition of electronic payment services. The Municipal Court Clerk needed additional time to evaluate and test the streamlined service instead of bidding the service separately via a third-party vendor. Therefore, the Municipal Court Clerk is requesting this City Council to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
Contract Modification:
This Ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the relevant provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code pertaining to contract modifications.
1. Amount of additional funds: Amount of additional funds to be expended under this modification is $22,000.00.
2. Reason additional funds were not foreseen: Additional funds were unforeseen due to the change in the contract from a third party vendor.
3. Reason other procurement proc...
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