Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract for the purchase of portable radios for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management.
The Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, is responsible for maintaining Columbus roadways. This includes filling potholes, street sweeping, mowing, alley resurfacing, and snow and ice removal. The Division of Infrastructure Management has a need to purchase portable radios for the purpose of communicating in real time in order to efficiently maintain the roads. The division will replace current radios that will no longer be supported by the manufacturer. The City has a multiple year Universal Term Contract established for this equipment with Motorola Solutions Inc.
The following Purchase Agreement association requires approval by City Council in order to expend more than $100,000.00 on a Universal Term Contract, per City Code 329.19(g):
Motorola Solutions Inc. PA005455, Motorola Radios, expires 6/30/2023.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Motorola Solutions Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Motorola Solutions Inc. is CC007169 and expires 10/18/2024.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted and available for this expenditure from the Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund (Fund 2265).
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation for this legislation so that the equipment can be ordered and be available before the current equipment pricing and contract expire June 30, 2023. Radios are immediately necessary for safety of newly hired Department personnel so that they have access to vital communication devices.
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