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 for local telephone service with AT&T.
The Purchasing Office has established a City-wide Universal Term Contract for the purchase of local Centrex telephone services. The telephone services will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the UTC, which expires December 31, 2012. Funding within this ordinance is for the Fiscal Year 2010.
Supplier: AT&T (36-3258076) Expires 5-8-11
Fiscal Impact: $525,000.00 is required and budgeted with the various Department of Public Utilities operating funds. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2010 operating budget.
$495,000.00 was spent in 2009
$482,000.00 was spent in 2008
$495,000.00 was spent in 2007
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.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders from a Universal Term Contract with AT&T for local telephone services for the Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the expenditure of $120,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund, $205,000.00 from the Sewer System Operating Fund, and $200,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund ($525,000.00)
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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 which expires December 31, 2012 on file with the Purchasing Office; 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 $525,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized as follows to pay the cost thereof.
FUND 550
OCA: 600700
Object Level 1 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $120,000.00
FUND 600
OCA: 601849
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $200,000.00
FUND 650
OCA: 605006
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3320
Amount: $205,000.00
TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED: $525,000.00
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.