Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify a maintenance and service repair contract with Vertiv Corporation.
The Department of Technology utilizes Vertiv Corporation to provide heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), and uninterrupted power supply (UPS) maintenance and repair services at city data centers. The intent of this contract is to continue to provide the City of Columbus, Department of Technology, with repair and maintenance services necessary to keep the data centers operational.
The city originally entered into contract for these services in 2006 via Ordinance 1160-2006. At that time, the company was known as Emerson Network Power, Liebert Services Inc. However, in April of 2017, the company formally changed its name to Vertiv. As such, all subsequent legislation authorized contracts with Vertiv.
Most recently, Ordinance 0307-2025 authorized a contract in the total amount of $243,844.01 for a period of twelve (12) months, starting on April 19, 2025, and ending on April 18, 2026.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify the original contract by increasing contingency funds to pay for unforeseen repair and maintenance services for the Department of Technology in the amount of $25,000.00.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended:
The original contract amount: $243,844.01 (PO506092, Ord. 0307-2025)
The total of Modification No. 1: $25,000.00 (This ordinance)
The contract amount including all renewals/modifications: $ 268,844.01
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This modification is necessary to provide additional funding to ensure maintenance and repair services can be performed to the city’s data centers HVAC and UPS systems as needed, and maintain operational efficiency for the Department of Technology.
1.3 Reason other procurement p...
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