Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Safety to enter into a contract with JusticeTrax for ten (10) additional LIMS- Plus software licenses and ten (10) maintenance agreements for the Division of Police's new Crime Laboratory that is currently under construction on Woodrow Avenue. JusticeTrax is a laboratory information management system that tracks evidence. The licenses and maintenance agreements are needed because thirteen (13) additional personnel were hired for the Crime Lab in the past year. All of the employees in the Crime Lab utilize JusticeTrax on a daily basis and the software is necessary to operate and adhere to accreditation standards. JusticeTrax was purchased through the city’s bid process in 2011.
Bid Information: This ordinance authorizes a contract in accordance with provisions of sole source procurement based on the fact that JusticeTrax is the sole supplier of its products and services. The company uses no outside vendors, representatives, or agents to distribute any of its products or services including but not limited to LIMS- Plus software.
This company is not debarred according to the federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Ohio Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NO: 860960454, expires 10/03/2016
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to conduct a transition of Crime Lab operations from their current location to the new building by the end of the year.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $47,200.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund for the purchase of ten (10) additional software licenses and maintenance agreements for the JusticeTrax evidence tracking system as part of the new Crime Laboratory Building. Funds were budgeted in Public Safety's 2014 Capital Improvement Budget for the construction of the Crime Lab and the...
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