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File #: 0685-2022    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/1/2022 In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
On agenda: 3/21/2022 Final action: 3/23/2022
Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for one 4-wheel vacuum street sweeper for the Department of Public Service with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of up to $282,534.09 from Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($282,534.09)
Attachments: 1. ORD 0685-2022 - (1) 4-Wheel Vacuum Street Sweeper

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND

The Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management is responsible for cleaning streets throughout the City of Columbus as part of its Street Sweeping Program. The division is in need of one 4-wheel vacuum street sweeper.  The City of Columbus, Fleet Management Division, approved the purchase to replace existing equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.  The City has a multiple year Universal Term Contract for street sweepers with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc.

 

The Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract for street sweepers for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management.

 

The following Purchase Agreement association requires approval by City Council in order for the Division to expend more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g):

 

Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc., PA005484, Street Sweepers, expires 12/31/2025.

 

2.  CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

The contract compliance number for Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc. is CC028721 and expires 5/05/2023.

 

3.  FISCAL IMPACT

This is a budgeted expense within the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund.

 

4.  EMERGENCY DESIGNATION

The department requests emergency designation for this legislation so that the street sweeper can be ordered and be available for street sweeping operations as quickly as possible.  

 

Title 

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for one 4-wheel vacuum street sweeper for the Department of Public Service with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of up to $282,534.09 from Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency.  ($282,534.09)

 

Body

 

WHEREAS, the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management is responsible for cleaning streets throughout the City of Columbus as part of its Street Sweeping Program; and

 

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office established PA005484 for street sweepers, Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc.; and

 

WHEREAS, the Division of Infrastructure Management desires to purchase one 4-wheel vacuum street sweeper to assist with cleaning streets throughout the City of Columbus as part of its Street Sweeping Program; and

 

WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Management will associate all general budget reservations with the appropriate universal term contracts with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc. in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications of PA005484 on file in the Purchasing Office; and

 

WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of up $282,534.09 with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc. for the purchase of one 4-wheel vacuum street sweeper; and

 

WHEREAS, City Council approval is required to expend more than $100,000.00 on a Universal Term Contract without bidding the purchase; and

 

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Service in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all general budget reservations with the appropriate universal term contracts with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc. so the equipment can be used for cleaning streets throughout the City of Columbus as quickly as possible as part of its Street Sweeping Program, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; 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 associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with Northeast Sweepers & Rentals, Inc. for the purchase of one 4-wheel vacuum street sweeper for the Division of Infrastructure Management.

SECTION 2.  That the expenditure of $282,534.09, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2266 (Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund), Dept-Div 5911 (Infrastructure Management), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.

 

SECTION 3.  Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.

SECTION 4.  That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.

SECTION 5.  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.