Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc. for professional consulting services to assist in planning, designing and executing a Diversity and Inclusion Scorecard. The Department of Public Utilities provides quality water, wastewater, and electricity services to over 1 million people in Central Ohio and is proud of its diverse employees who strive to deliver excellence in service to the citizens of Columbus, Ohio. DPU currently supports its employees with a diversity and inclusion effort that includes a department-wide committee, tasked with promoting, educating and measuring diversity and inclusion. The development of a diversity and inclusion scorecard will engage personnel from DPU, the City’s Department of Human Resources and the City’s Civil Service Commission to monitor diversity and inclusion efforts, organizational performance, strategy execution and delivery of desired outcomes.
The Department of Public Utilities advertised Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the subject services in the City Bulletin in accordance with the provisions of Section 329 Columbus City Codes, 1959. Four hundred forty one (441) vendors were solicited, eight (8) of which held MBR status, twenty-eight (28) of which held M1A status, two (2) which held HL1 status, fourteen (14) of which held F1 status, and two (2) which held AS1 status. The Director of Public Utilities received a proposal from two (2) vendors on July 30, 2013. After review of the information presented and having evaluated the proposal, the Director of Public Utilities recommended the award of the contract to be made to Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc.
The maximum obligation of the City for services described in this agreement for the period of one (1) year from the date of execution is limited to $120,250.00. The contract is for one (1) year with the option to renew for two (2) additional years, o...
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