Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders on behalf of the Facilities Management Division, with S.A. Comunale, Inc. for annual smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection and repair, as well as sprinkler inspections, fire pump testing, and fire suppression testing for the Facilities Management Division. This ordinance seeks authority to establish these purchase orders from a State of Ohio cooperative contract.
Furthermore, this ordinance authorizes an additional $25,000.00 from the CARES Act fund for additional testing and cleaning at facilities that may require fogging services as part of disinfection services. When larger facilities are disinfected, service providers will sometimes need to use a chemical fogging method to ensure that all surfaces are adequately sanitized. These fogging techniques have the potential to interfere with smoke and fire alarm detection equipment if the related chemicals collect on sensory devices. As such, S.A. Comunale must return to re-test facilities to ensure that sensory equipment is cleaned and replaced after the disinfection process is completed .
Ordinance No. 582-87 authorizes City agencies to participate in Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) cooperative contracts. The State of Ohio cooperative contract STS846 with S.A. Comunale, expires April 30, 2021.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure that the necessary smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection, and repair services can commence as soon as practical due to the COVID emergency.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $250,000.00. With $225,000.00 from the General Fund and $25,000.00 from the CARES Act Fund with S.A. Comunale for annual smoke and fire alarm testing, inspection and repair, as well as sprinkler inspections, fire pump testing, and fire suppression testing for city-owned facilities under the purview of the Facilities Management Division. The Fa...
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