City of Columbus - File #: 1960-2004

• File #: 1960-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/27/2004
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 11/29/2004
• Final action: 12/1/2004
• Title: To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Central States Fire Apparatus LLC, for the purchase of heavy rescue vehicles; to authorize the expenditure of $1,109.988.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,109.988.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2004	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
11/30/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/29/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/29/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/4/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/4/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/3/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/3/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/3/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/2/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/2/2004	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/2/2004	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/1/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/29/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/28/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2004	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/27/2004	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Title

To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Central States Fire Apparatus LLC, for the purchase of heavy rescue vehicles; to authorize the expenditure of $1,109.988.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,109.988.00)

Explanation

BACKGROUND:

Need:            This legislation is to authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Central States Fire Apparatus LLC for the purchase of three (3) heavy rescue vehicles to replace those in the current fleet and provide reserve apparatus.  Ordinance 0853-2004 passed on July 26, 2004 approved the purchase of the first of four (4) heavy rescue vehicles; this ordinance will authorize the purchase of the remaining three (3) heavy rescue vehicles.

Bid Information:      Competitive bids were solicited via Purchasing Office Solicitation SA001039, with ten (10) vendors bidding.  Central States Fire Apparatus LLC submitted the lowest, best, responsible, responsive bid.

Contract Compliance:      285385080

Emergency Designation:      Emergency action is requested to make funds available as soon as possible so construction of these vehicles may begin.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Budgeted Amount:            Funds are available in the Fire Division's Safety Voted Bond Fund for this purchase.  

Body

WHEREAS, a need exists to purchase three (3) heavy rescue vehicles from the Division of Fire's Safety Voted Bond Fund, Apparatus Replacement Project, for the purpose of replacing current fleet and providing reserve apparatus; and

WHEREAS, formal bids were solicited via the Columbus Purchasing Office as SA001039 with Central States Fire Apparatus LLC submitting the lowest and best bid; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase said heavy rescue vehicles, for the immediate preservation of 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 Finance Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Central States Fire Apparatus LLC for the purchase of heavy rescue vehicles.

Section 2.      That the expenditure of $1,109.988.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Fire Division 30-04, Safety Voted Bond Fund, Fund 701, Apparatus Replacement Project 340101, OCA Code 644559, Object Level Three Code 6644.

Section 3.      That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure 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.