City of Columbus - File #: 1942-2004

• File #: 1942-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/26/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/22/2004
• Final action: 11/24/2004
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a purchase order with JWC Environmental for the emergency repair of Sludge Grinders, to waive the provisions of Columbus City Code 329.07, to authorize the expenditure of $32,614.00.from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($32,614.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/24/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/24/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/22/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/22/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
11/22/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/15/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
11/2/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/2/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/1/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/1/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/1/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/1/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/29/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a purchase order with JWC Environmental for the emergency repair for sludge grinders for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center in accordance with the provisions of the Columbus City Code Section 329.27 and to waive the provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.07.

In past years the Division of Sewerage and Drainage would establish a service agreement with JWC Environmental the sole provider for services for the sludge grinders used in the wastewater treatment process. In 2004 the Division of Sewerage and Drainage added the service element to the parts contract. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on September 16, 2004 to establish a Universal Term Contract for Sludge Grinder Parts and Service. One (1) bid was received. The contract is currently in process and not yet established. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Sewer Maintenance Operations Center has an emergency need to have a grinder repaired. The equipment is necessary to reduce sludge and particles to a size that can be effectively processed through the sewage treatment system. The equipment must be repaired immediately and the Universal Term Contract will not be in place for at least thirty (30) days. A quote was submitted by the awarded supplier of the Universal Term Contract that is in process, JWC Environmental.

Supplier: JWC Environmental (33-0381716)

This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency action so that the grinder can be repaired in a timely fashion so the wastewater treatment process is not hindered.

Fiscal Impact: The requested $32,614.00 is budgeted for this agreement.

$80,000.00 was spent in 2003

$80,000.00 was spent in 2002

Title

To authorize and direct the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a purchase order with JWC Environmental for the emergency repair of Sludge Grinders, to waive the provisions of Columbus City Code 329.07, to authorize the expenditure of $32,614.00.from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($32,614.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office opened formal bids on September 16, 2004 to establish a Universal Term Contract for Sludge Grinder Parts and Service and one (1) bid was received, and

WHEREAS, the Universal Term Contract is in process and will not be established for at least thirty (30) days and the equipment must be repaired immediately, and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to enter into a purchase order for the repair of a sludge grinder based on a quotation submitted by JWC Environmental, 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 purchase order for the repair of the sludge grinder with JWC Environmental so that the grinder can be repaired in a timely fashion and that the wastewater treatment process is not hindered 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 Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order with JWC Environmental for the repair of a sludge grinder for the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center within the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.

Section 2.   That the expenditure of $32,614.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, as follows, to pay the cost thereof.

OCA: 605089

Object Level 1: 03

Object Level 3: 3374

SECTION 3: That in accordance with Section 329.27 of the Columbus City Codes, the Columbus City Council finds it in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive formal competitive bidding requirements and that 329.07 of the Columbus City Code is hereby waived.

Section 4. 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.