Explanation
Need: The City of Columbus, Ohio and FOP Lodge No. 9, as well as AFSCME Local 1632, have collective bargaining agreements which require the City to provide uniforms to all bargaining unit members at no cost to the employee. This ordinance will enable the division to purchase items that will be needed to outfit officers that are scheduled for uniform inspections in early January, 2007
Bid Information: The Purchasing Office has set up a universal term contract FL002795 for the purchase of uniforms. This UTC was made in response to bid SA001674DRM.
Contract Compliance No.: 31-1261664 - Roy Tailors Uniforms of Columbus, Inc. Expires 10-26-08
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested so funds can be made available in order to set up the contract to purchase the needed uniforms for the January uniform inspections.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds were transferred on 11-20-2006 in the third quarter transfer ordinance (#2123-2006) to the Division's budget for the purchase of additional uniform needs.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract with Roy Tailors Uniform Company of Columbus, Inc. to purchase police uniforms for the Division of Police from an existing UTC, to authorize the expenditure of $185,797.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($185,797.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has an existing Universal Term Contract FL002795 for the purchase of uniforms; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Police has a need for uniforms and uniform parts for the upcoming uniform inspections; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract with Roy Tailors Uniform Company of Columbus, Inc. for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, 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 enter into contract with Roy Tailors Uniform Company of Columbus, Inc. for the purchase of police uniforms for the Division of Police on the basis of UTC # FL002795.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $185,797.00 or so much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized as follows:
DIV 30-03 | FUND 010 | OBJ LEVEL (1) 02 | OBJECT LEVEL (3) 2221 | OCA # 300327 | AMOUNT $185,797.00.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated 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.