Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Ohio Trailer Supply, Inc. for the purchase of commercial trailers for the Fire Division; to authorize the expenditure of $65,600.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($65,600.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: This legislation is to authorize and direct the direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Ohio Trailer Supply, Inc. for the purchase of ten (10) commercial trailers for the Fire Division. Grant funding from the Department of Homeland Security through the Franklin County EMA for portable water tank system equipment, was made available via Ordinance 0360-2005. This equipment will consist of trailers, pumps, hose and related equipment; these commercial trailers will transport said equipment.
Bid Information: Competitive bids were solicited via the Purchasing Division as Solicitation SA001590, with the sole bidder being Ohio Trailer Supply, Inc.
Contract Compliance: 310972939
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested as funds are needed immediately for this purchase, to insure grant funds are spent within the grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted Amount: Funds are available for this purchase in the Fire Division's 2005 General Government Grant Fund, FEMA Portable Water Tank System Project.
Body
WHEREAS, a need exists to purchase commercial trailers to haul portable water tank equipment for the Fire Division; and
WHEREAS, competitive bids were solicited for this purchase via the Purchasing Division as Solicitation SA001590, with Ohio Trailer Supply, Inc. submitting the sole bid; and
WHEREAS, funds for this purchase were made available from a grant from the Department of Homeland Security through the Franklin County EMA via Ordinance 0360-2005; 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 commercial trailers and to ensure that grant funds are spent within the grant period, 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 Ohio Trailer Supply, Inc. for the purchase of commercial trailers for the Fire Division per the terms and conditions of Solicitation SA001590.
Section 2. That the amount of $65,600.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended from the Fire Division 30-04, General Government Grant Fund 220, OCA Code 344013, Object Level Three Code 6641.
Section 3. That for the 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.