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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for the Division of Fire for uniforms from the existing Universal Term Contract with Roy Tailors Uniform Company, to authorize the expenditure of $350,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($350,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for fire uniforms from the existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with Roy Tailors Uniform Company. These are replacement uniforms for Fire Division personnel. Fire uniforms consist of such items as pants, shirts, T-shirts, and boots.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract exists for these purchases.
Contract Compliance: 31-1261664, expiring 11/12/2010
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately to purchase said fire uniforms.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $350,000.00 from the Fire Division's 2009 General Fund operating budget for the purchase of uniforms. The Fire Division budgeted $600,000.00 in the 2009 General Fund operating budget for uniforms. A total of $107,000.00 has been encumbered/expended to date for uniforms. The Fire Division spent $306,159.00 in 2008 for uniform items and approximately 557,000.00 in 2007.
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WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase uniforms for the Division of Fire; and
WHEREAS, a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office exists for these purchases; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase uniforms for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order for the purchase of fire uniforms in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract established with Roy Tailors by the Purchasing Office for such purpose.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $350,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the General Fund 010, Division of Fire No. 30-04, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three Code 2221, OCA Code 301531.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.