Explanation
The City of Columbus, Refuse Collection Division, services sidewalk litter receptacles in various areas of the city including downtown. Additional receptacles are needed for new placements and replacement purposes in nine (9) central city neighborhoods: Franklinton, Harrison West, Long Street, Mount Vernon Avenue, North Market, Parsons Avenue, Short North, South Linden and Taylor Avenue. Specifications were written for this acquisition and formal competitive bids were solicited (Solicitation #SA000537). Ordinance 2639-2003, passed by City Council on December 15, 2003, established a citywide contract with Victor Stanley, Incorporated, to supply these receptacles at a cost of $818.30 each.
Victor Stanley, Incorporated's, contract compliance number is 52-0796078 and expires November 24, 2006.
The purchase of seventy (70) receptacles is sought at this time at a total cost of $57,281.00. Historical expenditures for sidewalk litter receptacles totalled $50,000.00 in 1996, $50,000.00 in 1997 and $65,000.00 in 1999.
Funding for these receptacles exists in the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Transportation Division.
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To authorize the Finance Director to establish a purchase order with Victor Stanley, Incorporated, for the purchase of seventy (70) sidewalk litter receptacles per the terms and conditions of a citywide contract established for this purpose and to authorize the expenditure of $57,281.00 from the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund. ($57,281.00)
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WHEREAS, the Refuse Collection Division services sidewalk litter receptacles in various areas of the city including downtown; and
WHEREAS, additional receptacles are needed for new placements and replacement purposes at the request of twelve central city neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, a citywide contract with Victor Stanley, Incorporated, exists to supply these receptacles; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of seventy (70) receptacles is sought at this time; and
WHEREAS, funding for these receptacles exists in the Urban Infrastructure Recovery Fund project within the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Transportation Division; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance Director be and hereby is authorized to establish a purchase order with Victor Stanley, Incorporated, for the purchase of seventy (70) sidewalk litter receptacles per the terms and conditions of the citywide contract established for this purpose.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose of paying for said receptacles, the expenditure of $57,281.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized from Fund 704, the 1995, 1999 Voted Streets and Highways Fund, Department No. 59-09, Transportation Division, Object Level One Code 06, Object Level Three Code 6640, OCA Code 644385 and Project 440005.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.