Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Fire Division needs to purchase pharmaceuticals for use in daily emergency services operations. This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order for EMS pharmaceuticals from the existing Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office for such purposes with BoundTree Medical LLC, in the amount of $100,000,00.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract exists for these purchases: BoundTree ~ FL004364 exp 8/31/2012
Contract Compliance: BoundTree Medical LLC #311739487 exp 5/10/2013
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested, as funds are needed to keep pharmaceuticals stocked at adequate levels.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget to purchase medical supplies for the Division of Fire. The Fire Division budgeted $1,200,000.00 in the 2012 General Fund Budget for EMS medical supplies and pharmaceuticals; approximately $452,499.00 has been encumbered/spent thus far in 2012. Approximately $992,651.45 was spent in 2011 for EMS medical supplies and pharmaceuticals; the division spent approximately $1,147,578 for EMS supplies in 2010 and $968,258 in 2009.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for EMS pharmaceuticals from the existing Universal Term Contract established for such purpose with BoundTree Medical LLC, to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Fire Division needs to purchase emergency pharmaceutical supplies; and
WHEREAS, Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office exist for these purchases; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase said emergency medical supplies to maintain adequate levels of such supplies 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 and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order for the purchase of pharmaceuticals in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office with BoundTree Medical LLC.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $100,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Fire Division's General Fund Budget, Fund 010, Division of Fire No. 30-04, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2207, OCA 301531 as follows:
BoundTree Medical LLC - Pharmaceuticals Contract # FL004364 exp 8/31/2012 ~ $100,000.00
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.