Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify an existing Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to obtain Drug and Alcohol Testing with OhioHealth Corporation, CC#006104 expires 10/29/27. This contract provides for pre-employment and for cause drug testing for City of Columbus employees. This modification is necessary to allow for a moderate price increase that was not provided for in the original contract, and for a change in scope, specifically elimination of blood alcohol testing. The contract, PO350704 was established in accordance with Request for Quotation RFQ020557 and will expire 6/30/27 after the contract renewal, which is provided for under the terms of the contract.
(1) Amount of additional funds to be expended under the modification: City agencies will have to secure their own funding for use of the UTC for the revised price schedule.
(2) Why the need for additional goods or services could not be foreseen at the time the contract was initially awarded: It was an oversight to not have the price escalator clause in the original contract, which is standard in most UTCs. The change in blood alcohol testing is aligned with industry standards.
(3) Why it would not be in the city's best interests to have the additional contract requirements awarded through other procurement processes specified in this chapter: The current contract will expire 6/30/26 if the contract isn’t renewed and there is insufficient time to conduct another procurement method without a lapse in these vital services.
(4) How the price for the additional goods or services which are the subject of the modification was determined: The prices for each testing method have been increased modestly based on a rise of labor costs and disposables used in the process.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency because the current contract will expir...
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