Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract and issue a purchase order as needed with Brennan Industrial Truck Company, dba Brennan Equipment Services, to purchase a propane fueled forklift. This purchase will be made for the Department of Public Service, Division of Traffic Management.
The Division of Traffic Management will use the equipment to efficiently operate within its warehouse facility. The City of Columbus, Fleet Management Division, approved the purchase of this equipment to replace equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (Solicitation RFQ016527) through Vendor Services. The City received three bids for the propane fueled forklift on September 30, 2020, and they were tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Brennan Industrial Truck Company $28,144.00 Holland, OH Majority
Technology International, Inc. $28,967.00 Lake Mary, FL Majority
Tarazi, LLC $39,000 .00 Columbus, OH Majority
The award is to be made to Brennan Industrial Truck Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for all lines of its bid of $28,144.00.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Brennan Industrial Truck Company.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Brennan Industrial Truck Company is CC032341? and expires on 3/16/2022.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available and appropriated for this purchase within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund, Fund 7704.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation for this ordinance so this equipment c...
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