Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance will authorize the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus with Vertiv Services, Inc. (CC#/FID#: 43-1798453) to Vertiv Corporation (CC#/FID#: 31-0715256). This ordinance will also allow for the remaining unspent/existing balances on the following purchase orders (PO's): PO148887 (line 10; 62010 - $3,773.21, PO148887 line 20 and PO113193 line 10 - 63260 totaling $6,805.58) for a total amount of $10,578.79 to be re-established so that outstanding invoices can be paid. These PO's were previously authorized by Ord. No. 0908-2018 passed by the Columbus City Council on 4/9/2018.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract with Vertiv Corporation for maintenance and related services on the City’s Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) systems. The City entered into an agreement (EL006410) for UPS maintenance services, authorized by ordinance 1160-2006. Last year, the agreement was continued by authority of ordinance 0908-2018, passed April 9, 2018, through purchase order PO113191. Approval of this ordinance will provide UPS maintenance services for the period April 19, 2019 to April 18, 2020, at a total cost of $65,835.42.
Although maintenance services for the UPS systems are available from other suppliers, Vertiv Corporation is the only factory authorized service provider for the UPS equipment used at the City's data centers. Where alternate providers of UPS services are required to utilize Liebert technicians, Vertiv Corporation's policy is to bill the end user directly and not the third party service provider; nor does Vertiv Corporation support third party organizations with technical back-up or guaranteed parts availability. Given the critical need for reliable UPS systems at the City's data centers, it is in the City's best interests to contract directly with Vertiv Corporation. As such, this ordinance is being submitted in acco...
Click here for full text