Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract with Vertiv Corporation for maintenance and related services on the City’s Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) systems. The City entered into an agreement (EL006410) for UPS maintenance services, authorized by ordinance 1160-2006. Last year, the agreement was continued by authority of ordinance 0665-2020, passed April 20, 2020, through purchase order PO223974. Approval of this ordinance will provide UPS maintenance services for the period April 19, 2021 to April 18, 2022, at a total cost of $77,174.14.
Although maintenance services for the UPS systems are available from other suppliers, Vertiv Corporation is the only factory authorized service provider for the UPS equipment used at the City's data centers. Where alternate providers of UPS services are required to utilize Liebert technicians, Vertiv Corporation's policy is to bill the end user directly and not the third party service provider; nor does Vertiv Corporation support third party organizations with technical back-up or guaranteed parts availability. Given the critical need for reliable UPS systems at the City's data centers, it is in the City's best interests to contract directly with Vertiv Corporation. As such, this ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the City of Columbus Code Chapter 329.
This ordinance will also authorize the Director of the Department of Technology to enter into a contract agreement with Vertiv Corporation for additional equipment; heating, cooling and ventilation (HVAC), Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS), Generators maintenance and support services with a coverage term period of 4/19/2021 through 4/18/2022, in the amount of $66,018.17. Last year, the agreement was authorized under ordinance 0665-2020, passed April 20, 2020, through purchase order PO223981.
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