Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Purchasing Office is also in the process of establishing Universal Term Contracts with other vendors listed below. The Division of Water would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current and pending contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2006. It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, as current Purchase Orders will expire March 31, 2006. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
JCI Jones Chemicals (liquid chlorine) in process 16-0809645
Envirotrol (powdered activated carbon) in process 25-1209145
Astor Chemical Co. (potassium permanganate) in process 59-2202024
Bonded Chemicals (soda ash) in process 61-1162384
Lucier Chemical (hydrofluosilicic acid) FL002128 13-3158103
Carus Chemical (zinc orthophosphate) FL002129 36-0877400
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $9,137,000.00 for chemicals in the 2006 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year.
$ 8,874,786.00 was expended for chemicals during 2005.
$ 7,191,445.31 was expended for chemicals during 2004.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Lucier Chemical Industries LTD and Carus Chemical Company, from Universal Term Contracts in process with JCI Jones Chemicals, Envirotrol, Astor Chemical Company, and Bonded Chemicals, from a Universal Term Contract in process for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $4,427,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($4,427,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts FL002128, FL002129, and is in the process of establishing additional contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, as current Purchase Orders will expire March 31, 2006, based on the above mentioned current and pending Universal Term Contracts, for the immediate preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from current and pending Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $4,427,000.00 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three numbers, vendors, contract numbers with expiration dates, OCA Codes, and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof. These contracts expire on or after March 31, 2007.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
Lucier Chemical Industries FL002128 602417 2204 70,000.00
Hydrofluosilicic Acid 602474 2204 80,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2007 602532 2204 20,000.00
170,000.00
Carus Chemical Co. FL002129 602417 2204 120,000.00
Zinc Orthophosphate 602474 2204 120,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2007 602532 2204 50,000.00
290,000.00
Jones Chemicals in process 602417 2190 154,000.00
Liquid Chlorine 602474 2190 174,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 602532 2190 25,000.00
353,000.00
Envirotrol Inc. in process 602417 2204 300,000.00
Powdered Activated Carbon 602474 2204 300,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 600,000.00
Astor Chemical Company in process 602417 2204 600,000.00
Potassium Permanganate 602474 2204 60,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 660,000.00
Bonded Chemicals in process 602417 2204 1,554,000.00
Soda Ash 602474 2204 300,000.00
Exp. March 31, 2009 602532 2204 500,000.00
2,354,000.00
Grand Total $ 4,427,000.00
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency 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.