Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a service agreement with Environmental Systems Corporation for software support and maintenance for the StackVision DASProtect Sentry for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
The DASProtect Sentry is a comprehensive support and maintenance plan for the StackVision and data controller products which are utilized to monitor and report stack emissions of the incinerator smoke stacks at the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants. This monitoring and reporting of stack emissions helps the treatment plants meet their environmental compliance objectives to remain EPA compliant.
Environmental Systems Corporation is the developer of the software and provides all support and maintenance of the software. This legislation is being submitted in accordance with the pertinent Sole Source provisions of Section 329 of the Columbus City Code.
The combined total of the quotes for the purchase of support and maintenance for both treatment plants has exceeded the $20,000.00 threshold limit. Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant had already established a purchasing document for their service agreement with the company, for 2014. Due to this fact, when it was time for the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant to establish a purchasing document for their annual service agreement there was not enough funds available under the $20,000 threshold limit. The necessary funding has been established to provide for support and maintenance from March 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014. It is now necessary to establish additional funding for the time period of August 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015.
SUPPLIER: Environmental Systems Corporation (62-0807987), Expires July 7, 2016.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State U...
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