Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Steel Products with the vendor listed below. The Division of Power and Water has already established Purchase Orders in the amount of $100,000.00 with this company. Because we need additional funds to cover us through 2008, we would like to establish an additional Purchase Order, based on this contract, for various steel products. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish a purchase order in the amount of $20,000.00 with this company. The vendor, contract number, and contract compliance number are listed below. This vendor does not have MBE/FBE status.
Vendor UTC# CC # Exp. Date
Benjamin Steel Company Inc. FL003613 31-0853024 01/28/2010
FISCAL IMPACT: This is an annual expenditure and the Division of Power and Water has allocated $80,000.00 in the 2008 Budget for Building Maintenance Materials.
$9,992.84 was expended for Building Maintenance Materials during 2007.
$121,483.04 was expended for Building Maintenance Materials during 2006.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for Steel Products, from an established Universal Term Contract, with Benjamin Steel Company Inc., for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL003613 for Steel Products, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for Steel Products, based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contract, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for Steel Products, from an established Universal Term Contract with Benjamin Steel Company Inc., for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $20,000.00 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, OCA Code 602482, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2260, vendors and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor Amount
Benjamin Steel Company Inc. $20,000.00
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.