City of Columbus - File #: 0947-2007

• File #: 0947-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/6/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/9/2007
• Final action: 7/11/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for powdered activated carbon, from a pending Universal Term Contract with Calgon Carbon Corporation for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/11/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/10/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/9/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/9/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/26/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/25/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/25/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/25/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2007	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/22/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/19/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/11/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/11/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/7/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:  The Purchasing Office has a pending Universal Term Contract for the water treatment chemical Powdered Activated Carbon with Calgon Carbon Corporation.  The Division of Power and Water needs to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, based on this pending contract, for the purchase of powdered activated carbon during 2007.  It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of this water treatment chemical at the best possible price.  The vendor listed below does not have certified MBE/FBE status.

Vendor                                       Contract #      Contract Compliance # /  Exp. Date            

Calgon Carbon Corporation      pending                   250530110                06/06/2009

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $15,618,333.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2007 Budget.

$ 9,891,272.00 was expended for chemicals during 2006.

$ 8,484,023.00 was expended for chemicals during 2005.

Title

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for powdered activated carbon, from a pending Universal Term Contract with Calgon Carbon Corporation for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency.  ($1,000,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has a pending Universal Term Contract with  for powdered activated carbon in accordance with SA002411, 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 a Blanket Purchase Order, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of powdered activated carbon at the best possible price, based on the above mentioned pending Universal Term Contract, 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 a Blanket Purchase Order, for powdered activated carbon, from a pending Universal Term Contract with Calgon Carbon Corporation in accordance with Solicitation No. SA002411, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.

Section 2.  That the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 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

Calgon Carbon Corporation      pending     602417          2204            500,000.00

Powdered Activated Carbon             602474          2204            500,000.00

Exp. March 31, 2009                               $1,000,000.00

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.