City of Columbus - File #: 0443-2006

• File #: 0443-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/21/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 3/13/2006
• Final action: 3/15/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders with Bonded Chemicals for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $386,760.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($386,760.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/15/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
3/14/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
3/13/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
3/13/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
3/13/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/2/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/2/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/2/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/2/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/2/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/2/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/1/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/1/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/1/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/28/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/28/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/27/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/27/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/24/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
2/23/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish blanket purchase orders for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to obtain Sodium Hypochlorite in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract that expires March 31, 2008.

Sodium Hypochlorite is an approved chlorine solution used at the Southerly and Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plants to disinfect effluent prior to its discharge to the Scioto River. The Ohio EPA requires that plant effluent be disinfected from May 1 through October 31 of each year. The chemical is being purchase in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract, FL002591

SUPPLIER:  Bonded Chemicals (61-1162384)

FISCAL IMPACT: $386,760.00 is required and budgeted for this expenditure

$275,125.00 was spent in 2005

$259,000.00 was spent in 2004

Title

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management  to establish Blanket Purchase Orders with Bonded Chemicals for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $386,760.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($386,760.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office established a Universal Term Contract, FL002591 with Bonded Chemicals for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and

WHEREAS, the Ohio EPA requires that effluent material be disinfected by the wastewater treatment plants prior to being discharged into the waterways, and

WHEREAS, Sodium Hypochlorite is an approved  chlorine solution used for the disinfection process, and

WHEREAS, blanket purchase orders will be issued in accordance with the terms and specifications of the bid solicitation SA0013295 on file in the Purchasing Office; 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 the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite with Bonded Chemicals for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in accordance with specifications on file in the Purchasing Office.

Section 2. That the expenditure of $386,760.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, as follows, to pay the cost thereof.

Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant

OCA: 605055

Object Level 1: 02

Object Level 3: 2204

Amount: $236,760.00

Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant

OCA: 605022

Object Level 1: 02

Object Level 3: 2204

Amount: $150,000.00

Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.