Explanation
BACKGROUND: Laboratory testing and diagnostic services are required to assure quality laboratory services to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in Central Ohio for the Ryan White Part A HIV Care Program. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into contract with The Ohio State University Hospital in the amount of $81,734.00 to provide laboratory testing services for Ryan White Part A medical providers for the period of March 1, 2017, through February 28, 2018. One of the providers contracted for Ryan White services is OSU Internal medicine, LLC. They are required to utilize labs within the OSU system. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the City code in order to enter into contract with The Ohio State University Hospital for laboratory services.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure quality laboratory testing services are available to eligible persons living with HIV/AIDS, and to ensure timely payment to this provider.
The contract compliance number for The Ohio State University Hospital is 005111.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by a grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance No. 0451-2017 that authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of these grant monies.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University Hospital to provide laboratory testing services for Ryan White Part A medical providers; to authorize the expenditure of $81,734.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code; and to declare an emergency. ($81,734.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for lab testing and diagnostic services; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code in order to contract with The Ohio State University Hospital for these services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into contract with The Ohio State University Hospital for these services for Ryan White Part A medical providers; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Board to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University Hospital to ensure continued testing services, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University Hospital for laboratory testing services for Ryan White Part A medical providers for the period of March 1, 2017, through February 28, 2018.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $81,734.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2251, Health Department Grants Fund in object class 03 Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds it in the City's best interest to waive the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.