Explanation
BACKGROUND: There is a need within the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, for the installation of semi-commercial washers and dryers within its fire stations to provide firefighters with the equipment necessary for processing all in-station laundry, which includes, but is not limited to, linens and uniforms. This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with HM Company for this equipment for the Division of Fire. All fire stations within the City of Columbus that have been recently constructed, or are currently under construction, have had semi-commercial washers and dryers installed within them. This Universal Term Contract with HM Company will permit the Division of Fire to purchase and install semi-commercial washers and dryers for the existing thirteen (13) fire stations that currently do not have washers and dryers. This equipment is to be purchased and installed, per the collective bargaining contract between the City of Columbus and the Columbus Firefighters Local Union 67. (Collective bargaining contract dated November 1, 2014 through October 31, 2017; see Section 19.6/”Washers and Dryers".)
The Division of Fire previously utilized this Universal Term Contract with HM Company for an initial purchase and installation of ten (10) semi-commercial washers and dryers in December 2016, and for a second purchase in August 2017 for a quantity of fifteen (15) for fire stations that did not have this equipment installed for in-station laundry purposes. This third purchase of thirteen (13) sets of semi-commercial washers and dryers will complete the installation of said laundry equipment in the remaining ten (10) Columbus fire stations that still need to have this laundry equipment installed, while allowing the Division of Fire a quantity of three (3) washer and dryer sets to rota...
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