Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has a current Universal Term Contract for aluminum sulfate with the company listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish a Blanket Purchase Order based on this current contract for the purchase of aluminum sulfate during 2009. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
US Aluminate (aluminum sulfate) FL002998 38-2359435
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
US Aluminate January 29, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $18,392,110.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2009 Budget.
$ 14,180,166.32 was expended for chemicals during 2008.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for aluminum sulfate from an established Universal Term Contract with US Aluminate for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $200,000.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($200,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has an established Universal Term Contract for aluminum sulfate, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for aluminum sulfate, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned current Universal Term Contract, 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 a Blanket Purchase Order, for aluminum sulfate from an established Universal Term Contract, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $200,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Water System Operating Fund, Fund No. 600, OCA 602417, Object Level l: 02, Object Level 3: 2204.
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.