Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract on behalf of the Facilities Management Division with The Elevator Consultants for professional elevator consulting services. The Division of Facilities Management solicited responses through Vendor Services via a Request for Statements of Qualifications for Professional Consulting Services. Responses were due Friday, November 1, 2013. The purpose of this RFSQ was to solicit statements of qualifications for the purpose of entering into a contract for professional services with an elevator consulting firm, to provide expertise as it relates to elevator condition assessments, evaluations for elevator renovations and upgrades, code compliance, and replacement of the current elevators. This information generated by this condition assessment will be used to develop and establish an outside comprehensive maintenance and service agreement for these elevators (and handicapped lifts), as well as to provide a maintenance and capital improvement plan in order to better meet the needs of the City of Columbus.
The selection of the vendor for professional elevator consulting services is in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. Requests for Statements and Qualifications were sent out via SA005158, and three proposals were received: The Elevator Consultants, Lerch Bates, and Elliott Elevator Consulting. These proposals were evaluated and scored by an internal review committee and The Elevator Consultants received the highest overall rating.
Emergency action is requested so that elevator and handicapped lift assessment can begin immediately.
Axium LLC (DBA The Elevator Consultants), Contract Compliance #261218365, expiration date: 10/29/2015.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of this contract is $50,000.00. This is a budgeted expense within the 2013 Facilities Management Operating Budget.
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