Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Purchase of Polymer for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants in accordance with a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office.
Polymer is used at both wastewater treatment plants as a sludge conditioner in the sludge dewatering process. The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL003291 which expires March 31, 2010 for the purchase of Polymer. Additional money is needed for Fiscal Year 2009 purchases of the chemical for the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.
SUPPLIER: Fort Bend Services (74-2144642) Expires 8-4-10
FISCAL IMPACT: $500,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this purchase.
$1,020,000.00 has been certified in 2009
$1,150,000.00 was spent in 2008
$1,285,000.00 was spent in 2007
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a Blanket Purchase Order from an established Universal Term Contract for the purchase of Polymer with Fort Bend Services., for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL003291 for the purchase of Polymer for the which expires March 31, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Jackson and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants utilize polymer for the dewatering of sludge process within the treatment procedure; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage desires to purchase Polymer in accordance with the Universal Term Contract on file with the Purchasing Office; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section l. That the Director of Finance and Management be and he is hereby authorized to issue a Blanket Purchase Orders for the purchase of Polymer on the basis of the Universal Term Contract with Fort Bend Services. for use in Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $500,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund 650 as follows to pay for the cost thereof:
Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
OCA 605055
Object Level One 02
Object Level Three 2204
Amount $500,000.00
Section 3 That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.