Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and extend a contract with Dreier and Maller Incorporated for Storm Drainage Catch Basin and Inlet Cleaning Services. Contract language allows for two (2) extension periods. This legislation authorizes an increase to the contract and extends the expiration date to May 31, 2006. This is the last of extensions available per the contract terms
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center utilizes this service to remove and dispose debris from storm sewers and entire lengths of lead lines at various locations to reduce and prevent street flooding. The Director of Public Utilities opened bids on February 5, 2003. Two (2) bids were received:
Dreier and Maller Incorporated: 77,000.00
AAA Pipe Cleaning Corporation: 122,000.00
SUPPLIER: Dreier and Maller Incorporated (34-1681027)
FISCAL IMPACT: $100,000 is budgeted for this request.
$100,000.00 was spent in 2004
$100,000.00 was spent in 2003
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency so that there is not an interruption in the cleaning of storm sewer lines.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and extend a contract with Dreier and Maller Incorporated for Catch Basin and Inlet Cleaning Services, to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS: the Division of Sewerage and Drainage wished to modify and extend EL-004295 and,
WHEREAS, the contract allows for two (2) extension periods and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage would like to exercise that option, and
WHEREAS, this is the last of the extensions for this contract and the Division of Sewerage and Drainage will solicit bids in late 2005 for another contract period, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage so that there is not an interruption in services for the cleaning of storm sewer lines in that it is immediately necessary to modify and extend the contract for Catch Basin and Cleaning Services with Dreier and Maller Incorporated for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to modify and extend the contract with Dreier and Maller Incorporated for Catch Basin and Inlet Cleaning Services for the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center, in accordance with specifications on file in the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund 650 as follows, to pay the cost thereof.
OCA: 605089
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3375
Amount: $100,000.00
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which 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.