Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has pending Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these pending contracts for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2009. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
US Aluminate (aluminum sulfate) in process 38-2359435
Pain Enterprises (carbon dioxide) in process 35-1178215
Lucier Chemical (hydrofluosilicic acid) in process 13-3158103
Univar USA (liquid chlorine) in process 91-1347935
Carmeuse Lime & Stone (quicklime) in process 25-1254420
MeadWestvaco (powdered activated carbon) in process 31-1797999
Bonded Chemicals (soda ash) in process 61-1162384
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
US Aluminate January 29, 2010
Pain Enterprises May 23, 2009
Lucier Chemical February 20, 2011
Univar USA April 04, 2010
Carmeuse Lime & Stone August 14, 2010
MeadWestvaco February 13, 2011
Bonded Chemicals August 18, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $18,392,110.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2009 Budget.
$ 14,180,166.32 was expended for chemicals during 2008.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from pending Universal Term Contracts with US Aluminate, Pain Enterprises, Lucier Chemical, Univar USA, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, MeadWestvaco, and Bonded Chemicals for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $11,878,430.80 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($11,878,430.80)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has pending Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned pending Universal Term Contracts, for the immediate 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 Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals from pending Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $11,878,430.80 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three numbers, vendors, contract numbers with expiration dates, OCA Codes, and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
US Aluminate pending 602417 2204 $2,628,608.85
Aluminum Sulfate 602474 2204 $1,489,885.95
Exp. March 31, 2012 $4,118,494.80
Pain Enterprises pending 602417 2204 $185,587.50
Carbon Dioxide 602532 2204 $19,372.50
Exp. March 31, 2012 602474 2204 $110,250.00
$315,210.00
Lucier Chemical pending 602417 2204 $205,800.00
Hydrofluosilicic Acid 602532 2204 $63,700.00
Exp. March 31, 2010 602474 2204 $274,400.00
$543,900.00
Univar USA pending 602532 2190 $13,626.90
Liquid Chlorine 602474 2190 $116,802.00
Exp. March 31, 2012 $130,428.90
Carmeuse Lime & Stone pending 602417 2191 $1,598,173.50
Quicklime 602532 2191 $719,250.00
Exp. March 31, 2012 602474 2191 $1,160,390.00
$3,477,813.50
MeadWestvaco pending 602417 2204 $691,488.00
Powdered Activated Carbon 602474 2204 $511,560.00
Exp. March 31, 2012 $1,203,048.00
Bonded Chemicals pending 602417 2204 $1,343,139.60
Soda Ash 602532 2204 $466,497.50
Exp. March 31, 2012 602474 2204 $279,898.50
$2,089,535.60
Grand Total $11,878,430.80
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 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.