Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an agreement with Technology Site Planners increasing the fund amount and extending the term period, for construction administration and commissioning services in support of the City Hall uninterrupted power supply (UPS) replacement project in the amount of $23,110.00. DoT entered into a one (1) year agreement with Technology Site Planners, through purchase order ED045239, to support the design phase of the UPS replacement project. This modification will extend the agreement for a one year term, from the date of a purchase order certified by the Columbus City Auditor’s Office, to provide services in support of the construction phase of the project.
This modification adds an additional $23,110.00 to the existing agreement for an aggregate total of $41,610.00. The complexity of the UPS replacement project requires unique technical knowledge to support the construction phase. This complexity was not anticipated when the original agreement was established with Technology Site Planners, so the services and costs to support the construction phase were not included in the original agreement. Because Technology Site Planners has been involved in the design phase of the project, they are uniquely qualified to provide the construction administration and commissioning services needed to support the construction phase, so it is not in the City’s best interests to procure these services using an alternate procurement method. The City and Technology Site Planners negotiated the scope and cost of this modification, and Technology Site Planners has agreed to deliver the service at a not to exceed amount of $23,110.00.
Given the need to extend and modify the existing agreement to obtain additional services, this ordinance requests a waiver of competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Code, in accordance with section 329.27.
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