Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, Division of Traffic Management, Division of Design and Construction and Division of Refuse Collection have a need for building maintenance and repair services not covered by the city facilities department. The Public Service Department does not have the personnel able to fulfill all building maintenance needs. The Department has determined the most cost effective means to obtain these services is to use existing State Term Schedules (STS) available through the State of Ohio Office of Procurement.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, to establish purchase orders for building maintenance services from Debra Kuempel using State of Ohio, State Term Schedules (STS) contract number MMA7533,expiration date 11/30/2020. This ordinance also authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract with Debra Kuempel Inc., utilizing afore mentioned STS contract, to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund (2265), Public Inspection Fund (5518), Private Inspection Fund (2241) and the General Fund (1000) for this purpose and to declare an emergency.
Ordinance 0582-1987 authorizes the City of Columbus to purchase from cooperative purchasing contracts which are not bid, but negotiated contracts.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Debra Kuempel is 31-1615931, which expires June 27, 2019.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The requested funds are budgeted and available for this purpose.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested in order to maintain a safety and comfortable working environment at Public Service facilities.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, to establish purchase orders for building maintenance services from D...
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