Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance Director to issue blanket purchase orders for various automotive equipment parts, supplies, and accessories for the Fleet Management Division without the use of formal competitive bidding. Given the diversity of the City's fleet, and the complexity of today's vehicles, it is not possible to anticipate all parts and service requirements. Because of these circumstances, the City must occassionally purchase automotive equipment parts, supplies, and accessories that are not available from City-wide (UTC) contracts. To ensure the City receives the best possible prices, the Fleet Management Division solicits quotes by phone or in writing. This ordinance is contingent upon the passage of ordinance # 1926-2005 for funding and certification.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $30,000.00. Expenditures for similar non-contract items in 2004 were $78,000.00 and $69,000.00 in 2003.
Emergency action is requested to ensure uninterrupted parts deliveries to maintain the City's fleet.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue blanket purchase orders for various automotive equipment parts, supplies and accessories for the Fleet Management Division, to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from the Fleet Management Services Fund, to waive the competitive bidding requirements of the Columbus City Codes, and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the purchase of various automotive equipment parts, supplies and accessories cannot reasonably be anticipated for all vehicles under the view of the Fleet Management Division, and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is contingent upon the passage of ordinance # 1926-2005, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive formal competitive bidding requirements for the purchase of various automotive equipment parts, supplies and accessories, and
WHEREAS, informal bids are take whenever practical, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to arrange for the purchase of various automotive equipment parts, supplies and accessories to ensure uninterrupted parts deliveries to maintain the City's fleet, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, now, in which the emergency is set forth and defined in a preamble thereto, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director be and hereby is authorized and directed to establish blanket purchase orders for automotive equipment parts, supplies and accessories without benefit of formal competitive bidding provided the Fleet Management Division Administrator first authorizes the purchase via the issuance of Fleet Management purchase orders and that the blanket purchase orders are certified from the Auditor's Certificate established by this ordinance and no single purchase exceeds $20,000.00.
Section 2. That the vendors and amounts for parts, supplies and accessories will be certified from the Auditor's Certificate as follows:
VENDOR CC# EXPIRES OBJECT LEVEL
THREE CODE
Sutphen Corporation 310671786 10/16/07 2284
Carquest of Silver Dr 311475987 09/31/07 2284
Section 3. That in accordance with Section 329.27 of the Columbus City Codes, the Columbus City Council finds it in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive formal competitive bidding requirements as they pertain to the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance and that Sections 329.06 and 329.07 of the Columbus City Codes are hereby waived.
Section 4. That the expenditure of $30,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Fleet Management Services Fund 513, Department No. 59-05, OCA Code 591347, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three as follows, to pay the cost thereof:
Object Level Three Code Amount
2284 $ 30,000.00
Object Level One 02 Total $30,000.00
Section 5. That for the reasons set forth in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure 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.