Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Operational Support for local telephone service with AT&T.
The Purchasing Office has established a City-wide Universal Term Contract (UTC #CT09759) for the purchase of local telephone services. The telephone services will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the UTC, which expires December 31, 2009.
Supplier: AT&T (36-3258076)
Fiscal Impact: $520,000.00 is required and budgeted with the various Department of Public Utilities operating funds within the Division of Operational Support. The Department of Public Utilities has combined all phone bills in 2007. This funding represents funding to pay all the Department of Public Utilities phone bills through Fiscal Year 2007.
$335,895.00 was spent in 2005
$541,761.00 was spent in 2006
Emergency action is requested to prevent interruption of local telephone services.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders with AT&T for local telephone services for the Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the expenditure of $10,400.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund, $187,200.00 from the Sewer System Operating Fund, $187,200.00 from the Water Operating Fund, $135,200.00 from the Stormwater Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($520,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to purchase local telephone services from an established Universal Term Contract with AT&T; and
WHEREAS, the local telephone services will be purchased in accordance with the Citywide contract CT09759 which expires December 31, 2009 on file with the Purchasing Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to establish purchase orders so that there is not an interruption of local telephone services with AT &T 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 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a purchase order with AT&T, for local telephone services for the Department of Public Utilities in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Citywide Universal Term Contract on file in the Purchasing Office.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $520,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized as follows to pay the cost thereof.
FUND 550
OCA: 600207
Object Level 1 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $$10,400.00
FUND 600
OCA: 600209
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $187,200.00
FUND 650
OCA: 600205
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $187,200.00
FUND 675
OCA: 600215
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $135,200.00
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED: $520,000.00
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and 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.