Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish blanket purchase orders for the Department of Public Utilities for local telephone and data line services with AT&T.
The Purchasing Office has established a Citywide Universal Term Contract for the purchase of local Centrex telephone services and a separate Universal Term Contract for data line services. These services will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Universal Term Contracts which expire March 31, 2013. Funding within this ordinance is for the Fiscal Year 2011.
Supplier: AT&T (34-0436390) Expires 5-20-12
Fiscal Impact: $330,000.00 is required and budgeted with the various Department of Public Utilities operating funds.
$548,551.30 was spent in 2010
$564,037.11 was spent in 2009
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders from Universal Term Contracts with AT&T for local telephone and data line services for the Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund, $62,000.00 from the Sewer System Operating Fund, and $208,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund. ($330,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to purchase local telephone and data line services from established Universal Term Contracts with AT&T; and
WHEREAS, the local telephone and data line services will be purchased in accordance with the Citywide contracts which expire March 31, 2013 on file with the Purchasing Office; 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 and directed to enter into purchase orders with AT&T, for local telephone and data line services, for the Department of Public Utilities in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Citywide Universal Term Contracts on file in the Purchasing Office.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $330,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized as follows to pay the cost thereof.
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Vendor UTC # FUND #/ NAME OCA Code Amount
AT&T - Data Lines FL004569 550 - Electricity Operating 600700 3320 60,000.00
AT&T - Data Lines FL004569 600 - Water Systems Operating 601849 3320 158,000.00
AT&T - Centrex FL004566 600 - Water Systems Operating 601849 3320 50,000.00
AT&T - Centrex FL004566 650 - Sewer Systems Operating 605006 3320 62,000.00
Grand Total $330.000.00
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.