Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Technology to modify and extend an existing agreement with The Fishel Company for twelve (12) months and adds $400,000.00 to said agreement to continue maintenance and restoration services of the City’s fiber optic infrastructure. This ordinance also authorizes extension of purchase order PO180532 for a period of six (6) months thus making the remaining funds available for that additional period of time.
On June 10, 2019, Ordinance 1441-2019 authorized the Director of the Department of Technology to renew a contract with the Fishel Company, in the amount of $315,833.68, for maintenance and restoration services in support of the City’s fiber optic infrastructure. This contract will expire on May 21, 2020. The Purchasing Division is in the process of bidding out for these services under the city’s “best value” procurement code. In the interim, and in agreement with the Purchasing Division, the Department of Technology would like to modify the existing agreement with the Fishel Company to ensure continuation of the above-described services.
As such, the Department of Technology (DoT) requests authorization to:
· Extend purchase order PO180532 for a period of six (6) months from the date of passage of this ordinance, giving DoT full access to the dollar balance available on the purchase order at that time;
· Modify the current agreement with the Fishel Company by extending the current expiration date of May 21, 2020, for a period of twelve (12) months, to May 20, 2021;
· Modify the above-noted agreement by adding $400,000.00.
The additional $400,000.00 will be funded by both the Departments of Technology and Public Service, as the remaining work to be done on this contract will is primarily benefit the fiber optic network associated with the CTSS.
Finally, this modification will require waiver of the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Codes.
Vendor Name: The Fishel Company
C.C. #: 31-4560115 ...
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