Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with King Business Interiors for the installation of office furniture at Columbus Public Health, for the period of January 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $182,926.20.
A waiver of the competitive bid process, as outlined in Columbus City Code Chapter 329, is requested for this purchase, as King Business Interiors is the only authorized distributor of Haworth furniture for the City of Columbus and is the same vendor being used with a current renovation project, so there is a need to ensure consistency in product and have the installation coordinated at the same time.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is requested in order to provide immediate funding for this contract and to procure needed services prior to price increases and as part of an ongoing renovation project.
Contract Compliance Number: CC005688----- 11/7/2025
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding in the amount of $182,926.20 is budgeted and available within the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 2250 and within the Health Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with King Business Interiors, Inc.; to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $175,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $7,962.20 from the Health Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($182,926.20)
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health is in need of office furniture which includes the cost of installation, at its main location of 240 Parsons Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215; and
WHEREAS, King Business Interiors has the expertise required to carry out these services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Columbus Public Health Department to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Code; and
WHEREAS, an emergenc...
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