Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Lead Safe Columbus Program. Columbus Public Health is a partner in Lead Safe Columbus. Columbus Public Health will employ a successfully demonstrated and recognized lead program that utilizes real-time environmental monitoring techniques to assist tenants and property owners in the City of Columbus to make educated and timely decisions about lead poisoning hazards. The environmental monitoring portion of this program includes testing for lead paint. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance to establish a purchase order with RMD Instruments in the amount of $27,150 for the purchase of two (2) LPA-1 Lead Paint Spectrum Analyzers for the purpose of testing for lead paint hazards. RMD Instruments is the sole manufacturer of the RMD LPA-1 Lead Paint Spectrum Analyzers. The contract compliance number for RMD Instruments is 262897356 and is effective through 9/22/2011.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure the lead paint analyzers are available for the timely use of the Columbus Public Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: This purchase is funded by monies received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Lead Safe Columbus.
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To authorize the Director of Finance to establish a purchase order with RMD Instruments for the purchase of two Lead Paint Spectrum Analyzers for the Lead Safe Columbus Program in accordance with sole source provisions; to authorize the expenditure of $27,150 from the unappropriated balance of the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($27,150)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Urban Development for the Lead Safe Columbus Program; and,
WHEREAS, the Health Department has a need to purchase two (2) lead paint analyzers to provide lead-paint analysis for tenants and property owners in the City of Columbus for the prevention of lead poisoning; and,
WHEREAS, RMD Instruments is the sole supplier of RMD LPA-1 Lead Paint Spectrum Analyzers; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Public Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to establish a purchase order with RMD Instruments 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 Director of Finance is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order with RMD Instruments for the purchase of two RMD LPA-1 Lead Paint Spectrum Analyzers.
SECTION 2. That the total expenditure of $27,150 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 220, Grant No. 447027, Health Department, Division 50-01, OCA Code 507027, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6690.
SECTION 3. That this purchase is in accordance with the provisions of the Columbus City Code, Section 329.07(e), "Sole Source Procurement."
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be 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.