Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract CT-09759, for telephone services, with SBC. This contract will expire September 30, 2004. The Division of Water has already encumbered $100,000.00 against this contract and would like to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for telephone services for the remainder of the year. The Contract Compliance Number for SBC is 36-3251481. They do not have MBE/FBE status.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $250,000.00 for telephone services in the 2004 budget. The Division will have over-encumbered its budget by $8,000.00. Remaining expenditures in Object Level Three "03" will be reprioritized in order to cover the deficit.
$ 316,521.59 was expended for SBC electricity during 2003.
$ 316,521.59 was expended for SBC electricity during 2002.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for telephone services, from an established Universal Term Contract, with SBC, for the Division of Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $158,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($158,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract CT-09759 for telephone services, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Water has already encumbered $100,000.00 against this contract, thus, legislation is required to encumber additional funds, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance Director to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for telephone services, based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contract, with SBC, 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 Finance Director be and is hereby authorized to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for telephone services, from an established Universal Term Contract, with SBC, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $158,000.00 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3320, OCA Codes and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
OCA
Code Amount
601849 9,000.00
602102 18,000.00
602326 23,000.00
602359 21,000.00
602599 21,000.00
602649 60,000.00
602698 6,000.00
$ 158,000.00
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.