Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2009. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Pain Enterprises (carbon dioxide) FL004280 35-1178215
MeadWestvaco (powdered activated carbon) FL004285 31-1797999
Bonded Chemicals (soda ash) FL004281 61-1162384
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Pain Enterprises June 3, 2011
MeadWestvaco February 13, 2011
Bonded Chemicals August 18, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $18,392,110.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2009 Budget.
$ 14,180,166.32 was expended for chemicals during 2008.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Pain Enterprises, MeadWestvaco, and Bonded Chemicals for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $955,137.60 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($955,137.60)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contracts, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from current Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $955,137.60 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three numbers, vendors, contract numbers with expiration dates, OCA Codes, and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
Pain Enterprises FL004280 602532 2204 $28,500.00
Carbon Dioxide
Exp. March 31, 2012
MeadWestvaco FL004285 602417 2204 $194,040.00
Powdered Activated Carbon 602474 2204 $284,760.00
Exp. March 31, 2012 $478,800.00
Bonded Chemicals FL004281 602532 2204 $447,837.60
Soda Ash
Exp. March 31, 2012
Grand Total $955,137.60
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.