Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to modify and extend a consulting agreement with Matrix Consulting Group. Ordinance 2034-2018 authorized the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract with Matrix for purposes of conducting an operations review of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Police. This assessment entailed a review of the Columbus Division of Police operations, including select Division policies, procedures, training, and recruitment. Matrix completed this assessment and the City is in the process of reviewing its findings and recommendations.
This legislation seeks authority to modify and extend the existing contract to provide for services related to completion of the Division of Police review, as well as conducting an operations review of the Division of Fire. As with the Division of Police consulting agreement, Matrix Consulting Group will work directly with an assigned City of Columbus liaison and project team, and will follow industry best practices as they relate to life safety operations. This assessment may entail Division of Fire policies, procedures, training, recruitment, and other relevant operational components.
It should be noted that the initial contract with Matrix Consulting Group was awarded pursuant to a competitive bidding process. Formal Requests for Proposals (RFQ008713) were solicited by the City of Columbus on April 9, 2018, with a bid opening on May 10, 2018. Matrix Consulting Group received the highest overall score from a five (5) member RFP evaluation committee and was therefore selected for the contract.
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Fiscal Impact: This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $120,000.00 from the General Fund with Matrix Consulting Group for a consulting services contract related to an operations review of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire. These funds are available within the 2019 General Fund budget.
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