Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the assignment of all past, present, and future business done by the City of Columbus with Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc. to Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc. This change will reflect a company name change for all contracts and purchase orders established with Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFO:
Former Company Name: Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc. / FID Number 13-1996647
Current Company Name: Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc. / FID Number 13-1996647
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 Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency designation is requested in order to cancel and re-establish current contracts to continue making payments without any delays.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
No financial impact is anticipated. Current contracts will be cancelled and re-established with identical funding.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Public Service to modify all contracts and agreements by assigning all past, present, and future contracts and purchase orders with Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc. to Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc.; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service has established a contract with Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc. for parking ticket services; and
WHEREAS, Xerox State & Local Solutions, Inc. was spun off from the original parent company into its own company, Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc., and, in addition to notifying the City of the spinoff, Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. has agreed to honor past, present and future purchase orders established from contract number PO059228; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify the contract wiht Xerox, contract number PO059228, in order to cancel and re-establish current contracts to continue making payments without any delays; thereby preserving 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 Director of Public Service be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify contract PO059228 and all past, present and future purchase orders pursuant to that contract to reflect the change of the company name from Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc., FID 13-1996647 to Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc. under FID 13-1996647.
SECTION 2. That this modification is in accordance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Codes.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is 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.