Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to modify an agreement with Fahlgren Acquisition, Inc. (dba Fahlgren Mortine) to provide additional website consulting services. The original agreement (EL013485) was authorized by ordinance 1456-2012, passed July 30, 2012. That agreement allowed for modifications, with an option to renew for another year, subject to mutual agreement and approval of proper City authorities. The term of the modification will be from August 16, 2013 to August 15, 2014. Fahlgren will deliver the needed services at a cost not to exceed $213,500.00.
Fahlgren has delivered a new City web site design, fulfilling the requirements of the original agreement. In the course of completing that work, the City has identified additional needs for professional services to support the City’s national branding effort through its web site, develop web content in support of that effort, and optimize the web site for search engines. These needs were not known at the time of the original agreement, so were not foreseen. As Fahlgren has unique knowledge of the City’s needs learned through the web site design effort, it is in the City’s best interests to obtain these services from Fahlgren, instead of through alternate procurement methods. The cost of this modification was negotiated with Fahlgren.
As the additional service from Fahlgren is not being obtained through competitive procurement, this ordinance requests a waiver of competitive bidding, in accordance with section 329.27 of Columbus City Code.
This ordinance also authorizes the appropriation of funds and the transfer of appropriation and cash between projects within the Information Services Bond Fund, and will amend the 2013 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB), passed by Columbus City Council April 1, 2013 via Ordinance # 0645-2013, to accommodate for the additional expenditure authorized by this ordinance.
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