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BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Purchasing Office is also working to establish Universal Term Contracts with two vendors below. The Division of Water would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current and pending contracts, for the purchase of chemicals during 2004. It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals.
Vendor Contract # C.C. # MBE/FBE ?
Envirotrol Inc. FL001091 25-1209145 No
Univar USA FL001548 91-1347935 No
Carus Chemical Co. FL001549 36-0877400 No
(potassium)
Carmeuse Lime FL001550 25-1254420 No
(Black River Div.)
BOC Gases FL001553 13-1600079 No
U.S. Aluminate FL001601 38-2359435 No
LCI, Ltd. in process 13-3158103 No
Carus Chemical Co. in process 36-0877400 No
(zinc)
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $7,329,927.00 for chemicals in the 2004 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year.
$ 9,015,061.41 was encumbered for chemicals during 2003.
$ 8,211,457.84 was encumbered for chemicals during 2002.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Envirotrol Inc., Univar USA, Carus Chemical Co., Carmeuse Lime/Black River Div., BOC Gases, and U.S. Aluminate, from Universal Term Contracts in process with LCI Ltd. and Carus Chemical Co., for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $6,526,567.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($6,526,567.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts FL001091, FL001548, FL001549, FL001550, FL001553, FL001601, and is in the process of establishing two additional contracts, for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned current and pending Universal Term Contracts, for the immediate preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director be and is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from current and pending Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $6,526,567.00 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, OCA Codes, and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor/ OCA Object
Chemical Contract # Code Level 3 Amount
Envirotrol Inc. FL001091 602417 2204 331,650.00
(Powdered Activated Carbon) 602474 2204 445,500.00
777,150.00
Univar USA FL001548 602417 2190 138,000.00
(Liquid Chlorine) 602474 2190 189,750.00
602532 2190 34,500.00
362,250.00
Carus Chemical Co. FL001549 602417 2204 135,250.00
(Potassium Permanganate) 602474 2204 54,100.00
189,350.00
Carmeuse Lime/ FL001550 602417 2191 938,132.00
Black River Div. (Quicklime) 602474 2191 861,000.00
602532 2191 681,625.00
2,480,757.00
BOC Gases FL001553 602417 2204 253,080.00
(Carbon Dioxide) 602474 2204 136,800.00
602532 2204 27,360.00
417,240.00
U.S. Aluminate Co. FL001601 602417 2204 1,023,877.50
(Aluminum Sulfate) 602474 2204 659,375.00
1,683,252.50
LCI, Ltd. UTC pending 602417 2204 66,215.00
(Hydrofluosilicic Acid) 602474 2204 84,787.50
602532 2204 25,840.00
176,842.50
Carus Chemical Co. UTC pending 602417 2204 175,890.00
(Zinc Orthophosphate) 602474 2204 191,880.00
602532 2204 71,955.00
439,725.00
Grand Total $ 6,526,567.00
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency 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.