Explanation
BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Human Resources to enter into a service contract with Safex, Inc., in the amount of up to $130,000.00 for the Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety Professional Services contract.
The Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) encourages employers to enhance occupational safety and health programs and initiatives. This legislation enables the city to do so and exhibits an ongoing effort to promote workplace safety and efficient claims management. This contract allows the city to provide industrial hygiene and occupational safety services, as state and federal law require. Since 2004, Safex, Inc. has done an outstanding job of responding to the needs of City departments. Continuing the existing contractual relationship with Safex, Inc. enables the administration to achieve its objective of improving the level of workplace safety and decreasing the risk of exposure to injury. This female-owned business has helped the city in all aspects of industrial hygiene and occupational safety tasks efficiently and cost-effectively.
The Department of Human Resources solicited Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety Professional Services contract. The RFP was formally advertised on the Vendor Services and Bonfire website from June 10, 2024, to July 12, 2024. The city received three (3) responses. All proposals were deemed responsive and were fully evaluated. The responding firms were:
Company Name City/State Diversity Compliance
Safex, Inc. Westerville, OH WBE
Cardinal Compliance Consultants, LLC Holland, OH Majority
ProTect-All Solutions, LLC Wexford, PA Unknown
Safex, Inc. received the highest score by the evaluation committee and will be awarded the Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Safety Professional Services contract.
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