Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Division of Power and Water is an active subscription participant in the American Water Works Association Research Foundation. This subscription gives access to a global network of experts and early information about utility-based research, saving substantial costs in treatment, distribution, monitoring, resources, and management by applying the Foundation research findings. All subscribers are members of the AWWA Research Foundation and share in the responsibility of establishing an Independent Water Industry Research Program. For these reasons, the Division of Power and Water would like to participate in the AWWA Research Foundation based on sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code. The Federal Identification Number for the AWWA Research Foundation is 13-6211384.
AWWA Research Foundation is a non-profit organization and does not require a contract compliance number.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: $85,000.00 is needed and budgeted to pay this subscription.
$ 80,621.00 was expended for this purpose during 2011.
$ 80,621.00 was expended for this purpose during 2010.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to establish an encumbrance for a subscription to the AWWA Research Foundation program, in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code; and to authorize the expenditure of $85,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($85,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the primary function of the American Water Works Association Research Foundation is to address operational problems of utilities, using expertise of utilities, universities, consultants, etc., in order to find more advanced and cost effective solutions to perennial concerns, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary i...
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