Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has Universal Term Contracts in place and in process for Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Liquid Caustic Soda, Soda Ash with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current and pending contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2011. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. The current UTC contracts for Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, and Liquid Caustic Soda will expire on March 31, 2011. Without this emergency action, it is estimated that new funding could not be established until April 14, 2011. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Definition of use for each water treatment chemical
Sodium Hypochlorite-Disinfection
Hydrofluosilicic Acid-Maintain Required Fluoride Residual
Liquid Caustic Soda-Non Carbonate Hardness
Soda Ash-Non Carbonate Hardness
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Sodium Hypochlorite) pending 61-1162384
Key Chemical, Inc. (Hydrofluosilicic Acid) pending 90-0053161
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Liquid Caustic Soda) pending 61-1162384
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. (Soda Ash) FL004281 61-1162384
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. September 03, 2012
Key Chemical, Inc. February 14, 2013
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. September 03, 2012
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. September 03, 2012
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $17,000,000.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2011 Budget.
$15,711,798.74 was expended in 2010.
$17,245,549.42 was expended in 2009.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for Water Treatment Chemicals from Universal Term Contracts with Bonded Chemicals, Inc., Key Chemical, Inc., Bonded Chemicals, Inc., and Bonded Chemicals for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $866,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($866,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has current and pending Universal Term Contracts for Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Liquid Caustic Soda, and Soda Ash; 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 Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Liquid Caustic Soda, and Soda Ash 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 Sodium Hypochlorite, Hydrofluosilicic Acid, Liquid Caustic Soda, and Soda Ash from Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $866,000.00or 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
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. pending 602417 2204 $251,000.00
Sodium Hypochlorite
Key Chemical, Inc. pending 602417 2204 $131,000.00
Hydrofluosilicic Acid 602532 2204 $52,000.00
602474 2204 $215,000.00
$398,000.00
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. pending 602417 2189 $77,000.00
Liquid Caustic Soda 602532 2189 $40,000.00
$117,000.00
Bonded Chemicals, Inc. FL004281 602417 2204 $100,000.00
Soda Ash
Grand Total $866,000.00
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.