Title
Authorization to Enter into a License with State of Arizona for Sterilization of N95 Masks (Ordinance S-46607)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a license with the State of Arizona (State) for approximately 6,500 square feet of space at the Phoenix Fire Department Administration West Building for sterilization of N95 masks.
Further request the City Council to grant an exception pursuant to Phoenix City Code 42-20 to authorize inclusion in the documents pertaining to this contract of indemnification and assumption of liability provisions that would otherwise be prohibited by Phoenix City Code 42-18, as the State's contracts require mutual indemnification.
Report
Summary
The licensed area will be used to sterilize N95 masks using a mobile CONEX box-based Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide (VPHP) generator. The license will directly benefit state agencies, boards, commissions, and political subdivisions to help meet demand for N95 masks in Arizona.
The term of the license is for a one-year period and may be extended on a month-to-month basis, as needed, for up to an additional six months. The license may contain other terms and conditions deemed necessary by the City.
Contract Term
The contract term is one year, beginning May 1, 2020, and may be extended on a month-to-month basis, up to an additional six months.
Location
150 S. 12th St.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Fire and Finance departments.