Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Long Distance Communications Services with AT&T. All City agencies are users of Long Distance Communications Services. These services are used to communicate over the telephone with organizations or individuals outside of the local area. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately one (1) year, expiring August 4, 2019.
The Purchasing Office did not advertise or solicit competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding. The Purchasing Office would like to waive the provisions of competitive bidding because the Department of Technology (DOT) is working with AT&T on their Voice over IP (VOIP) migration project. The project is scheduled to be complete in 2019.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the vendor currently used for long distance as follows:
AT&T CC# CC006413 (Working with vendor on updating their contract compliance), All Items,$1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $35,000.00, Citywide.
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency ordinance to ensure uninterrupted Long Distance Communications Services for all City agencies.
This company is not debarred according to the Excluded Parties listing of the Federal Government and are not listed in the Auditor of States database for Findings for Recovery.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Long Distance Communication S...
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