Explanation
This legislation will enable the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to obtain Heating Oil in accordance with a cooperative purchasing contract bid by the Franklin County Purchasing Office. This contract was bid specifically to be a cooperative contract for use by other governmental agencies. The contract expires December 31, 2004.
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant requires Heating Oil for boilers that heat the buildings throughout the plant. Items required will be obtained in accordance with the Cooperative Contract.
The Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant used Heating Oil for both heating the buildings and the incineration process, In 2003 the plant began utilizing natural gas for the incineration process, which is reflected in the amounts spent in 2002 and 2003. However, the plant's boilers that heat buildings require heating oil.
SUPPLIER: BP Products North America Incorporated (36-2440313)
FISCAL IMPACT: $100,000.00 is required and budgeted for this item.
$100,000.00 was spent in 2003
$1,200,00.00 was spent in 2002
Emergency legislation is being requested so that heating the buildings at Southerly can contiue without interruption.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Finance to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for Heating Oil from an established Cooperative Purchase Contract with BP Products North America Inc. for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, a Cooperative Purchasing Contract has been established with BP Products North America Inc, by the Franklin County Purchasing Department for use by the County and other governmental entities belonging to the Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers for the option to purchase Heating Oil through December 31, 2004; and,
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage wishes to establish a blanket purchase order to heat buildings at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage in that it is immediately necessary to establish a blanket purchase order for Heating Oil with BP Products of North America so that heating the buildings at Southerly can contiue without interruption for the immediate preservation of the 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 be and is hereby authorized and directed to establish a blanket purchase order for the purchase of Heating Oil from a contract with BP Products North America Inc, for use by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605055, Object Level 1: 02, Object Level 3: 2278.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which 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.