Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a blanket purchase order for Large Lamps. Large Lamps are required by the Division of Power and Water for the maintenance of city street lights. The materials will be obtained in accordance with the universal term contract, FL002551, established by the Purchasing Office with Consolidated Electrical Distributors. Their contract compliance number is 952563864 which expires February 29, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT: $116,000 was budgeted in the 2007 Electricity Operating Fund, of which $100,000 has been encumbered to date. The overage will be absorbed in the current budget due to lower than anticipated expenditures for other items budgeted in Object Level One 02. Approximately $123,000 was spent in 2005 and $90,000 was spent in 2006 for the purchase of Large Lamps.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a blanket purchase order for Large Lamps for the Division of Power and Water in accordance with the universal term contract with Consolidated Electrical Distributors and to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a universal term contract for the option to obtain Large Lamps with Consolidated Electrical Distributors based upon bids that opened January 20, 2005, SA001388; and
Whereas, the Division of Power and Water requires Large Lamps for maintenance of city street lights; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to establish a blanket purchase order for Large Lamps for the Division of Power and Water in accordance with universal term contract FL002551 with Consolidated Electrical Distributors
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of the aforesaid purchase order, the expenditure of $30,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Division of Power and Water, Dept. 60-07, Electricity Operating Fund 550, OCA 606764, Object Level Three 2208.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.