Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for water treatment chemicals with the company listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, based on this contract, for the purchase of aluminum sulfate. The vendor listed below does not have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
US Aluminate (aluminum sulfate) FL002998 38-2359435
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
US Aluminate March 11, 2008
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency to insure an adequate supply of this chemical is not interrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $12,022,747.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2008 Budget.
$12,394,189.00 was expended for water treatment chemicals during 2007.
$9,891,272.00 was expended for water treatment chemicals during 2006.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, from an established Universal Term Contract with US Aluminate for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $115,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($115,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, in that it is immediately necessary to issue a purchase order, based on this contract, for the purchase or aluminum sulfate, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of Solicitation Number: SA001909 on file in the Purchasing Office, for the preservation of 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 establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for water treatment chemicals, from a Universal Term Contract, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $115,000.00 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 number, vendor, contract number with expiration date, OCA Code, and amount listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
US Aluminate FL002998 602474 2204 $115,000.00
Aluminum Sulfate
Exp. March 31, 2009
SECTION 3. 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 approved nor vetoes the same.