Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department Public Safety to enter into a contract with Gudenkauf Corporation for the installation of fiber optic cabling at the Police Heliport. This project will provide fiber optic network services to the Police Heliport increasing their network broadband speed. The current bandwidth is not large enough to support the utilization of video across the network. The increase in bandwidth will facilitate the uploading of video from the helicopter cameras to the Arbitrator video management system.
The Department of Technology helped with this fiber cabling upgrade by completing the competitive bid process in compliance with Columbus City Code Chapter 329. One formal bid was prepared and posted on the City's solicitation web site. The bid proposals included a fixed contingency amount of 10 percent in the event that additional service work is required to complete the project. The total bid amount received from each bidder (listed below) includes the contingency amount.
Bid Information: Formal Bid # SA006028 was opened on September 24, 2015. One response was received as follows:
Gudenkauf Corporation $83,050.00
The bidder is a majority business entity.
Based on the lowest, most responsive and best bid received, the recommendation is that a contract be awarded to Gudenkauf Corporation.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance Number: 310908234, expires January 1, 2017.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency legislation is required to facilitate prompt contract execution and improve communications connectivity for the Police Heliport.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Law Enforcement Contraband Seizure Funds and $33,050.00 from the Department of Tech...
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