Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish blanket purchase order for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center to obtain Construction Castings in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract.
Construction castings are used by Sewer Maintenance Operations Center crews for various maintenance and rehabilitation projects. Items required will be obtained in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract (FL002588) which expires on May 31, 2007. Legislation is being processed due to the fact that the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center has certified $100,000.00 during this current fiscal year and the amount requested will exceed the threshold allowed without legislation for Universal Term Contracts.
SUPPLIER: Neenah Foundry (39-1580331)
FISCAL IMPACT: $50,000.00 is budgeted and needed for this purchase.
$100,000.00 is certified in 2005
$125,000 was spent in 2004
$85,000.00 was spent in 2005
Emergency legislation is being requested so that there is not an interruption of supply for these items.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order with Neenah Foundry for the purchase of Construction Castings for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office established a Universal Term Contract, FL-002588, for the purchase of Construction Castings with Neenah Foundry via SA001517 for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and
WHEREAS, the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center requests funds to be established against the contract to purchase construction castings for use on various maintenance and rehabilitation projects, and,
WHEREAS, a blanket purchase order will be issued in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications of contract number FL-002588)on file in the Purchasing Office, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage in that it is immediately necessary to establish a blanket purchase order so that there is not an interruption in the supply of construction castings with Neenah Foundry 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 Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to establish a blanket purchase order for the purchase of Construction Castings with Neenah Foundry for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in accordance with specifications on file in the Purchasing Office.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $50,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund as follows:
Fund No: 650
OCA: 605089
Object Level 1: 02
Object Level 3: 2263
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.