Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for Bill Presentment Services for the Department of Public Utilities Call Center.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
Bill Presentment Services
Supplier: Level One LLC (20-1040709), Vendor# 001000, (MAJ) expires 11/19/23.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Fiscal Impact: $850,000.00 is budgeted in object class 03 Services and needed for this purchase.
$1,138,789.13 was spent in 2022
$695,231.63 was spent in 2021
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 Agreements for the purchase of Bill Presentment Services with Level One, LLC. for the Division of Power, the Division of Water and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to authorize the expenditure of $51,850.00 from the Power Operating Fund, and $329,800.00 from the Water Operating Fund, and $369,750.00 from the Sewer Operating Fund and $98,600.00 from the Stormwater Operating Fund. ($850,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office established Universal Term Contracts for the purchase of Bill Payment Services; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of $850,000,00 or so much there of is needed for the purchase of the Bill Presentment Services; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Divisions of Power, Water and Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contact Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Bill Presentment Services, for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, 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 is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Bill Presentment Services for the Division of Power, the Division of Water and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
SECTION 2. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $850,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 6300 (Power Operating), Fund 6000 (Water Operating), Fund 6100 (Sewerage Operating), and Fund 6200 (Stormwater Operating) in object class 03 Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.