Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with Straightup Equipment Co. for the purchase of an Aerial Work Platform (Self-Propelled, Self-Leveling) for the Division of Power and Water, Parson's Avenue Water Plant. This equipment will allow plant personnel the ability to gain temporary access to inaccessible areas of the plant, usually at larger heights. The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with Section 329.06 (Solicitation SA004619). Fifty-four (54) vendors (50 MAJ, 1 MBR, 2 M1A, 1 F1) were solicited and one (1) bid (1 MAJ) was received and opened on October 25, 2012.
The sole bidder is Straightup Equipment Co. at $49,785.00. They do not have MBE/FBE status.
The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on October 25, 2012. One (1) bid was received. A tabulation of that bid is available on the attached recommendation letter.
SUPPLIER: Straightup Equipment Co., CC# 31-1661253, expiration date: 10/3/2014
FISCAL IMPACT: $49,785.00 is needed and budgeted for this purchase. There were no similar purchases in 2010 or 2011.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a contract with Straightup Equipment Co. for the purchase of an Aerial Work Platform (Self-Propelled, Self-Leveling) for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $49,785.00 from the Water System Operating Fund. ($49,785.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office opened formal bids on October 25, 2012 for the purchase of an Aerial Work Platform (Self-Propelled, Self-Leveling) for the Division of Power and Water, Parson's Avenue Water Plant; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Power and Water recommends an award to be made to the lowest, responsive, and responsible bidder Straightup Equipment Co.; and
WHEREAS, this equipment will allow plant personnel the ability to gain temporary access to inaccessible areas of the plant, usually at height; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water to issue a contract in accordance with the terms, conditions, and specifications of Solicitation Number: SA004619 on file in the Purchasing Office, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, 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 a contract with Straightup Equipment Co. for the purchase of An Aerial Work Platform (Self-Propelled, Self-Leveling) for the Division of Power and Water, in accordance with specifications on file in the Purchasing Office.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $49,785.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Water System Operating Fund, Fund No. 600, OCA 602540, Object Level One: 06, Object Level Three: 6651.
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.