Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Powdered Activated Carbon with MeadWestvaco. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, based on this current contract for the purchase of Powdered Activated Carbon during 2011. MeadWestvaco is not certified with MBE/FBE status.
Definition of use for each water treatment chemical
Powdered Activated Carbon-Reduction of Total Organic Carbon
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
MeadWestvaco (Powdered Activated Carbon) FL004285 31-1797999
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
MeadWestvaco December 21, 2012
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $17,000,000.00 for this commodity in the 2011 Budget.
$15,711,798.74 was expended in 2010 for water treatment chemicals.
$17,245,549.42 was expended in 2009 for water treatment chemicals.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for Water Treatment Chemicals from an established Universal Term Contract with MeadWestvaco for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $519,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($519,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Powdered Activated Carbon, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order in accordance with the terms and conditions of existing a Universal Term Contract to obtain Powdered Activated Carbon for the 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 Order for Powdered Activated Carbon from a current Universal Term Contract FL004285, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $519,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Water System Operating Fund, Fund No. 600, OCA 602474, Object Level One: 02, Object Level Three: 2204.
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.