Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract with S.A. Comunale Company, Inc. for annual smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection and repair and sprinkler inspections, fire pump testing, and fire suppression testing for fifty (50) City-owned facilities under the purview of the Facilities Management Division.
Formal proposals were opened on February 15, 2008. Two firms submitted proposals. (0 MBE, 0 FBE). The proposals were submitted in two parts. The first was for the total cost of the annual smoke and fire alarm testing. The second was hourly rates for sprinkler inspections and pump testing:
Annual Smoke and Fire Alarm Testing:
S. A. Comunale Company, Inc. $ 37,904.00
Simplex Grinnell $ 49,324.00
Sprinkler Inspection / Fire Pump Testing / Fire Suppression / Smoke & Fire Alarm Repair / Emergency Call Backs:
S. A. Comunale Company, Inc. (Standard Labor) $ 65.00/hour
Simplex Grinnell (Standard Labor) $108.73/hour
It is the recommendation of the Facilities Management Division to award this contract to the most responsive and responsible bidder, S.A. Comunale Company, Inc.
Emergency action is requested to allow fire alarm, smoke alarm, sprinkler and pump testing to begin without delay. This is important life/safety equipment and a delay could lead to building code violations.
Fiscal Impact: The Facilities Management Division budgeted $50,000.00 in the 2008 budget for smoke/fire alarm testing and repair. No money was budgeted directly for sprinkler inspection and pump testing. After passage of the budget, the Finance and Management Department discovered through building insurance reports that the previous testing was not sufficient for the Division's needs. However, the Division budgeted a sufficient amount for unexpected ...
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