Columbus, Georgia

CITY MANAGER?S AGENDA

12/2/03



I. 2004 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA:



Authorization is requested of 11 resolutions on issues included on the 2004

Legislative Agenda for the General Assembly. An agenda report and 11

resolutions are attached.





II. PURCHASES:



Approval is requested of items "A" through "F" :



A. Mobile Data Terminal Hardware Maintenance and Support

B. Uninterruptible Power System Lease

C. Dance Floor System for Trade Center Renovation

D. Engineering Services for Veterans Parkway Widening Project

E. Hazardous-Duty Robot

F. Bomb X-Ray System



REFERRALS:



1. Columbus Water Works

2. Capital Improvement Projects









NOTE: THERE WILL BE A PRE-COUNCIL BRIEFING TUESDAY,

AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER CONFERENCE

ROOM TO DISCUSS VARIOUS ISSUES.





Bid Advertisements

(Scheduled bid opening dates)



December 3, 2003

1. Sedans, Four Door, 6 Cylinder ? Bid No. 04-0028

Scope of Bid

Provide twenty-two (22) mid-size Sedans, Four Door, 6 cylinder vehicles to be

used by the Police Department.



2. Gate Operators ? PQ No. 04-0009

Scope of PQ

The successful vendor shall provide and install two (2) gate operators that

will automate the existing cantilever slide manual-operated gates at Metra

Transfer Center.



3. Trees for Planting on City?s Right-Of-Ways (Annual Contract) ? Bid No.

04-0041

Scope of Bid

Provide approximately 700 trees for planting on the City?s

Right-Of-Ways.



December 5, 2003

1. Heavy Duty 18? Drum Style Brush Chippers ? RFP No. 04-0010

Scope of RFP

The Columbus Consolidated Government (the City) desires to select a qualified

vendor to provide two (2) Heavy Duty 18? Drum Style Brush Chippers. The

chippers will be used by the Forestry Division of the Public Services

Department for chipping brush that has been removed from city rights-of-ways.



December 8, 2003

1. Library Materials and Services for New Main Library ? RFP No. 04-0014

A Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 2:30 PM (Eastern) on

Monday, December 8, 2003, in the Ground Floor Conference Room of the Government

Center Tower, 100 Tenth St., Columbus, GA.



December 10, 2003

1. Court Reporter Services for Recorder?s Court (Annual Contract) Bid

04-0030

Scope of Bid

Provide court reporter services for Recorder?s Court located at 702 10th

Street, Columbus, GA, on an ?as needed basis?. The term of contract shall be

for two years, with the option to renew for three additional twelve-month

periods. Contract renewal will be contingent upon the mutual agreement of the

City and the Contractor.



2. Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicles ? Bid No. 04-0034

Scope of Bid

Provide Five (5) mid-size sport utility vehicles to be used by the Columbus

Police Department?s ID Unit to transport crime scene identification equipment.



3. Glock, Model G-21, 45 Caliber, Semi-Automatic Pistols ? Bid No.

04-0032

Scope of Bid

Provide forty (40) Glock, Model G-21, 45 Caliber, Semi-Automatic Pistols with

Glock night sights, five (5 lb) trigger and three high capacity law enforcement

magazines per pistol. Thirty (30) pistols will be utilized by the Sheriff?s

Department and ten (10) pistols will be utilized by the Fire & EMS Department

of the Columbus Consolidated Government.



December 15, 2003

1. Library Materials and Services for New Main Library ? RFP No. 04-0014

Scope of RFP

Columbus Consolidated Government (the City) and the Muscogee County Library

Board seek vendors to provide library materials for the new Main Library

project. The services will include selection, cataloging, processing, and

delivery of materials to the facility.



January 9, 2003

1. Commercial Zero-Turn Radius Mowers ? RFP No. 04-0013

Scope of RFP

The Columbus Consolidated Government (the City) desires to select a qualified

vendor to provide three (3) Commercial Zero-Turn-Radius Mowers. The mowers

will be used by the Park Services Division of the Parks and Recreation

Department.