Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Law Enforcement Trained Canines & Handler Training from Gold Shield Canine Training Ltd. This contract will be used by the Division of Police for narcotics and bomb detection. The term of the proposed option contract will be approximately three (3) years, expiring 11/30/2022, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on September 12, 2019.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ013275). Two (2) bids were received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
Gold Shield Canine Training Ltd. CC# 005930 expires 8/27/2021, All Items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $100,000.00
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance because the current contract expires 11/30/2019.
This 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.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001107. Columbus Division of Police will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Law Enforcement Trained Canines and Handler Training from Gold Shield Canine Training Ltd; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from Genera...
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