Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract with The Fishel Company for the installation of fiber optic cabling at one (1) location, Police 9 Sub. This project will provision fiber optic conduit from the property line to the fiber demarcation point inside of Police 9 Sub in this construction initiative. This conduit build will provide fiber access to the facility currently not interconnected and will assist in the provisioning of fiber access to citywide network resources.
The Department of Technology (DoT) exercised due diligence 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 Bid Express; On Thursday, March 16th at 11:00 a.m., the Department of Technology received and opened two (2) bids associated with solicitation RFQ004646, as follows:
Bid Express Number| Bid Number: Project: Bidders: Amount:
47-0003092017 |RFQ004646| DOT/POLICE SUBSTATION #9 CONDUIT BUILD:
1. Gudenkauf Corp.: $42,515.00
2. The Fishel Company: $21,074.88
This bid identified one (1) location for fiber optic conduit construction. This conduit build will be legislated by the Department of Technology for Police 9 Sub, 3022 Winchester Pike.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this project totaling $21,074.88 has been identified and is available within the Department of Technology, Capital Improvement Bond Fund from within the Police Network Equipment Upgrade Project (Project No#: 470046-100005).
EMERGENCY:
Emergency legislation is required to expedite contract execution in order for the required services to be performed at the earliest possible date to meet the May 15, 2017 completion...
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