Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2008. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Contract Compliance#/
Vendor Contract # Expiration
Carmeuse Lime Stone, Inc. FL002997 25-1254420 (08/14/10)
United States Aluminate Co., Inc. FL002998 38-2359435 (01/29/10)
JCI Jones Chemicals FL002989 16-0809645 (09/12/09)
Lucier Chemical Industries, LTD FL003912 13-3158103 (03/14/09)
Envirotrol (now Siemens Water Technologies Corp) FL002994 04-3063901 (11/13/08)
Shannon Chemical FL003481 23-1856793 (03/12/09)
FISCAL IMPACT: Adequate appropriation remains in the division's operating budget to allow this purchase.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
$ 9,891,272.00 was expended for chemicals during 2006.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Carmeuse Lime Stone, Inc., United States Aluminate Co., Inc., JCI Jones, Lucier Chemical Industries, LTD, Envirotrol (now Siemens), and Shannon Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,716,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,716,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned current Universal Term Contracts, for the immediate preservation of 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 Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from current Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, as follows:
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
Carmeuse Lime Stone FL002997 602417 2191 $174,000.00
Quicklime 602532 2191 $39,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 602474 2191 $116,000.00
$329,000.00
United States Aluminate FL002998 602417 2204 $612,000.00
Aluminum Sulfate 602474 2204 $350,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 $962,000.00
JCI Jones Chemicals FL002989 602417 2190 $6,000.00
Liquid Chlorine 602532 2190 $5,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 602474 2190 $47,000.00
$58,000.00
Lucier Chemical Industries FL003912 602417 2204 $13,000.00
Hydrofluosilicic Acid 602474 2204 $74,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 $87,000.00
Envirotrol (now Siemens) FL002994 602474 2204 $180,000.00
Powdered Activated Carbon
Exp. March 31, 2009
Shannon Chemical FL003481 602417 2204 $73,000.00
Zinc Orthophosphate 602532 2204 $27,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2010 $100,000.00
Grand Total $1,716,000.00
Section 2. That to pay the cost thereof, the expenditure of $1,716,000.00, or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, Object Level One 02, as follows:
OCA
Code OBL 3 Amount
602417 2190 6,000.00
602417 2191 174,000.00
602417 2204 698,000.00
602532 2190 5,000.00
602532 2191 39,000.00
602532 2204 27,000.00
602474 2190 47,000.00
602474 2191 116,000.00
602474 2204 604,000.00
Grand Total $1,716,000.00
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency 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 approves nor vetoes the same.