Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to modify a services contract with IPS Group, Inc., to add funds up to $400,000.00 for annual meter management and add to the current scope of services to include additional data collection requirements.
Ordinance 1041-2010 authorized the execution of the original contract, providing the City with the ability to replace its entire inventory of over 4,000 parking meters, which had exceeded their designed service life, and allowed for expansion of the meter program. The contract terms included fixed costs for the parking meters and related services over the five-year contract period and were subject to the availability of funding and the approval of City Council. Ordinance 0582-2015 renewed the contract through the sole source procurement provision of Columbus City Code Chapter 329 due to the management, support, parts, supplies and repair of the City's entire parking meter inventory being proprietary to IPS Group, Inc.; the expiration was extended to September 30, 2020. Ordinance 1217-2018 extended the contract term until March 31, 2021.
This planned contract modification includes an addition to the scope of services to include additional data collection requirements and will provide funding for the annual meter management system ($400,000.00) as established under the contract, which currently expires March 31, 2021.
Original contract: $749,965.00 (Ord. 1041-2010, EL010977)
Modification 1: $521,000.00 (Ord. 0360-2011, EL011657)
Modification 2: $385,000.00 (Ord. 0710-2012, EL012678)
Modification 3: $500,000.00 (Ord. 0775-2012, EL012734)
Modification 4: $73,500.00 (Ord. 2022-2012, EL013622)
Modification 5: $529,000.00 (Ord. 0934-2013, EL014228)
Modification 6: $935,000.00 (Ord. 1738-2013, EL014727)
Modification 7: $1,178,200.00 (Ord. 0829-2014, EA012012, EL016066)
Modification 8: $40,000.00 (Ord. 1270-2014,...
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