Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office is also in the process of establishing Universal Term Contracts with the vendors listed below. The Division of Water would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these pending contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2006. It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, as current Purchase Orders will expire March 31, 2006. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
USALCO (aluminum sulfate) in process 38-2359435
EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products (carbon dioxide) in process 36-3576544
Carmeuse Lime and Stone (quicklime) in process 25-1254420
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $9,137,000.00 for chemicals in the 2006 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year.
$ 8,874,786.00 was expended for chemicals during 2005.
$ 7,191,445.31 was expended for chemicals during 2004.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from Universal Term Contracts in process with USALCO, EPCO Carbon Dioxide Products, and Carmeuse Lime and Stone, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $4,710,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($4,710,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office is in the process of establishing contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of 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, as current Purchase Orders will expire March 31, 2006, 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 Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $4,710,000.00 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. These contracts expire on or after March 31, 2007.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
Carmeuse Lime and Stone in process 602417 2191 1,090,000.00
Quicklime 602474 2191 990,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 602532 2191 400,000.00
2,480,000.00
USALCO in process 602417 2204 1,100,000.00
Aluminum Sulfate 602474 2204 850,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 1,950,000.00
EPCO Carbon Dioxide in process 602417 2204 180,000.00
Carbon Dioxide 602474 2204 80,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 602532 2204 20,000.00
280,000.00
Grand Total $ 4,710,000.00
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.