Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to establish purchase orders with Buckeye Mountain Inc. for the purchase of fifty-five (55) sets of mobile data equipment, computer mounting hardware, and necessary installation/accessories to be installed in Department of Development Code Enforcement vehicles. This bid was processed in accordance with the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code. Three bids were received and opened for RFQ016460 on September 24, 2020 as follows:
Buckeye Mountain Inc., (CC#: 26-3246190, exp. 6/4/22, MAJ - vendor#: 032828) $168,321.00
Parr Public Safety, (CC#: 20-1619573, exp. 12/31/2020, MAJ - vendor#: 001060) $196,204.83
Upstate Wholesale Supply (CC#: 16-1382350, exp. 11/2/20, MAJ - vendor#: 000826) $60,500.00*
*vendor bid on Line Item 1 only; submitted no bids for items 20 - 100
As the Division of Code Enforcement supports Mayor Ginther’s mission to ensure that we have vibrant, thriving neighborhoods to reinforce our Opportunity City, Code Enforcement Officers (“Officers”) do their part by responding to complaints and implementing the city’s housing, zoning, graphics, health sanitation, and safety codes. Officers are assigned city vehicles to travel to the inspection site. Currently, once the inspection is conducted, the Officer returns to the office, performs the necessary records search, and inputs the information into the local database. The Officer then creates a notice of violation, returns to the location, and serves the notice of violation.
COVID-19, and the safety precautions necessary to prevent its spread, have made it unsafe for all Code Enforcement Officers to process and complete inspections in the office because the floor plan was not designed, nor can be reconfigured, for social distancing. Using CARES Act funding, this legislation will provide for computers to be installed in each vehicle, wh...
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