Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Purchase of Polymer for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant in accordance with a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office.
Polymer is used at both wastewater treatment plants as a sludge conditioner in the sludge dewatering process. The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL 002988 which expires March 31, 2010 for the purchase of Polymer. The wastewater treatment plants used separate polymer products; this ordinance funds the product being purchased by the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.
SUPPLIER: Polydyne Inc. (34-1810283).
Fiscal Impact: $450,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this purchase
$650,000.00 was spent in 2006 - Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
$1,150,000.00 was spent in 2005 both wastewater treatment plants
Emergency legislation is being requested to ensure supply orders are not interrupted during the polymer feeding period which is summer to early fall.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a Blanket Purchase Order for the purchase of Polymer from a Universal Term Contract with Polydyne Inc., for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $450,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($450,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL002988 for the purchase of Polymer for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and
WHEREAS, the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant utilize polymer for the dewatering of sludge process within the treatment procedure, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage desires to purchase Polymer in accordance with the Universal Term Contract on file with the Purchasing Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage in that it is immediately necessary to establish a blanket purchase order for the purchase of polymer for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant so that supply orders of the product will not be interrupted during the polymer feeding season which is summer to early fall with Polydyne Inc .for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section l. That the Director of Finance and Management be and he is hereby authorized to issue a Blanket Purchase Order for the purchase of Polymer on the basis of the Universal Term Contract with Polydyne, Inc. for use in Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $450,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund 650 as follows to pay for the cost thereof:
Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
OCA 605055
Object Level One 02
Object Level Three 2204
Amount $450,000.00
Section 3 That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.