Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Environmental Systems Corporation for software maintenance, support desk services and software upgrade for the Incinerator Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. This agreement is being entered into under the Sole Source provisions provided under Section 329.07 of Columbus City Code. The service agreement covers the period from December 1, 2005 to and including November 30, 2006.
CEMS provides continuous regulatory stack emissions monitoring as required by state and federal regulations. Environmental Systems Corporation installed the original systems and is the sole provider of the software, maintenance, and licenses for this upgrade.
Sole Source Supplier: Environmental Systems Corporation (62-0807987)
FISCAL IMPACT: $20,177.50 is needed for this agreement and budgeted.
Emergency legislation is being requested so that there is no interruption in the maintenance of this software and monitoring equipment.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Environmental Systems Corporation for the software maintenance and upgrade for Emissions Monitoring Systems under the Sole Source provisions of Section 329.07 of the Columbus City Code for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $20,177.50 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($20,177.50)
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WHEREAS the Incinerator Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant provides continuous regulatory stack emissions monitoring as required by state and federal regulations 40CFR75 and
WHEREAS, the service agreement period cover the period from December 1, 2005 to and including November 30, 2006, and
WHEREAS, Environmental Systems Corporation is the original installer of the systems and is the sole provider of the maintenance, software and licenses for the systems, and
WHEREAS, this agreement is being established under the Sole Source provisions provided in Section 329.07 of the Columbus City Code, 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 enter into an agreement for the maintenance and software upgrade for the Emissions Monitoring Systems so that there is not interruption in the maintenance of this monitoring equipment with Environmental Systems Corporation for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant 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 enter into a service agreement with Environmental Systems Corporation for the maintenance and software upgrade for the Emissions Monitoring Systems for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $20,177.50 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650 as follows
OCA: 605055 Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
Object Level 1: 03
Object Level 3: 3369
Amount $20,177.50
Section 3. That the service agreement is being established in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code, Section 329.07.
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