Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Liquid Caustic Soda with the company listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on this current contract. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to expedite a transition from Soda Ash to Liquid Caustic Soda on August 1, 2009. The current treatment process for non-carbonate hardness is Soda Ash. Liquid Caustic Soda, an alternate solution for non-carbonate hardness, has reached a pricing point that provides substantial savings over Soda Ash. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Bonded Chemical (liquid caustic soda) FL003909 61-1162384
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Bonded Chemical August 18, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $18,392,110.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2009 Budget.
$ 14,180,166.32 was expended for chemicals during 2008.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for Liquid Caustic Soda from an established Universal Term Contract with Bonded Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,358,518.25 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,358,518.25)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Liquid Caustic Soda; 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, in an emergency manner in order to expedite a transition from Soda Ash to Liquid Caustic Soda, based on the above mentioned current 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 Blanket Purchase Orders, for Liquid Caustic Soda from a current Universal Term Contract for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $1,358,518.25 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 numbers, vendors, contract numbers with expiration dates, OCA Codes, and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
Bonded Chemical FL003909 602417 2189 $1,021,888.25
Liquid Caustic Soda 602532 2189 $336,630.00
Exp. March 31, 2011 $1,358,518.25
Grand Total $1,358,518.25
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.