Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes and directs the Finance Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of automotive tires for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division, per terms and conditions of State Contract STS260 with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse.
Fiscal Impact: The Fleet Management Division budgeted $9.6 million for automotive fuel, parts, supplies and accessories in the 2005 operating budget. The Division budgeted $585,000 for tires. Thus far in 2005, the Division has encumbered or spent approximately $315,000 for tire purchases. This legislation authorizes an additional expenditure of $140,000.00 with Wingfoot Commercial Tire & WD Tire Warehouse to purchase automotive tires through December 2005. The Division spent approximately $485,000 in 2004 for tires and $416,831 in 2003 for tires.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure an uninterrupted purchase of automotive tires, especially police pursuit tires.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to issue purchase orders for automotive tires for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of a State Contract, to authorize the expenditure of $140,000.00 from the Fleet Maintenance Services Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($140,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, State Contract STS260 is available for the purchase of automotive tires, and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, has a need to purchase automotive tires, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to issue purchase orders for automotive tires to ensure an uninterrupted supply of automotive tires, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of Universal Term Contract, as follows:
State Bid STS260
Wingfoot Commercial Tire
CC# 311735402 expires 5/17/2007
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract Expires - 9/30/2006
State Bid STS260
WD Tire Warehouse
CC# 311138036 expires 1/13/08
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract Expires - 9/30/2006
Section 2. That the sum of $140,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Fleet Maintenance Services Fund, 513, Department No. 59-05, OCA Code 591347, Object Level One 02 as follows to pay the cost thereof:
Object Level Three Code Amount
2282 $ 140,000.00
Section 3. That for 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.