Explanation
Ordinance number 0645-2020, approved by City Council on April 20, 2020, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Access 2 Interpreters for in-person interpretation services for an amount not to exceed $151,000.00 for a period through March 31, 2021. Ordinance 1465-2020, approved by City Council on July 6, 2020, authorized the Board of Health to modify and increase the contract for interpretation services with Universe Technical Translation Inc. by $48,000.00 for an amount not to exceed $68,000.0000 and Vocalink Inc. by $100,000.00 for an amount not to exceed $130,000.00, through December 30, 2020. Ordinance 2438-2020 authorized the Board of Health to modify and increase the contract for interpretation services with Vocalink Inc. by $110,000.00 for an amount not to exceed $240,000.00 through December 30, 2020.
This ordinance is needed to modify by extending the following contracts: Vocalink contracts PO250852 and PO250896 for telephone interpretation services; Universe Technical Translation Inc. contracts PO234340 and PO251373 for documentation translation services; and Access 2 Interpreters contract PO225667 for in-person translation services and PO226250 for ASL services, for a period through March 31, 2022. This modification is needed to continue in-person, documentation, and telephone translation services to CPH clients.
Columbus Public Health provides interpretation services for persons with limited English proficiency who receive public health services from Columbus Public Health. These services will be provided at Columbus Public Health’s facility located at 240 Parsons Avenue, and throughout the City of Columbus in conjunction with public health services when required. The COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in an increased need for telephone and document interpretation services.
Emergency action is requested for this contract modification in order to ensure Columbus has in-person, telephone, and document translati...
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