Explanation
The Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Process Control Computer Maintenance for the Division of Water from established and pending universal term contracts.
The following Purchase Agreement associations require approval by City Council in order for the division to expend more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g): Process Control Computer Maintenance.
This General Budget Reservation will be used to maintain the computer based system that monitors and controls the water production in the treatment plants and the flow of water within the distribution system throughout the City.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: This legislation is to be considered an emergency measure because without emergency action no less than 37 days will be added to the procurement cycle and the efficient delivery of valuable public services will be slowed.
FISCAL IMPACT: $260,563.00 is budgeted in object class 02 Materials & Supplies and object class 03 Services and is needed for this purchase. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2017 operating budget, which is Ordinance 2863-2016.
$256,000.00 was expended in 2015
$304,927.13 was expended in 2014.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for Process Control Computer Maintenance; and to authorize the expenditure of $260,563.00 from the Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($260,563.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Process Control Computer Maintenance; and
WHEREAS, the Process Control Computer Maintenance Purchase Agreement is used to purchase supplies and services that are used for monitoring the quality of the treatment process required by federal and state standards; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Process Control Computer Maintenance for the preservation of public health, peace, property, 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 associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Process Control Computer Maintenance from established or pending universal term contracs.
SECTION 2. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $260,563.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and is hereby authorized in Fund 6000 (Water Operating) in object class 02 Materials and Supplies and object class 03 Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is 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.