Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Powdered Activated Carbon with MeadWestvaco. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, based on this current contract, for the purchase of Powdered Activated Carbon during 2010.
Definition of use for each water treatment chemical
Powdered Activated Carbon-Total Organic Carbon
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
MeadWestvaco (Powdered Activated Carbon) FL004285 31-1797999
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
MeadWestvaco February 13, 2011
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $19,894,334.00 for Water Treatment Chemicals in the 2010 Budget.
$17,245,549.42 was expended in 2009.
$14,180,166.32 was expended in 2008.
Emergency Action is necessary so that a purchase order can be issued as soon as possible. The Division has received taste and odor complaints from the Hap Creamean Water Plant service area over the last week and it is recommended that the plant begin feeding Powdered Activated Carbon at a dose of 10mg/L to alleviate the problem.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for Powdered Activated Carbon from an established Universal Term Contract with MeadWestvaco for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $58,400.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($58,400.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Powdered Activated Carbon, 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 Finance and Management Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for Powdered Activated Carbon based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contract, in an emergency manner in order to expedite the completion of the purchase orders; for the immediate preservation of the 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 Powdered Activated Carbon from a current Universal Term Contract, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $58,400.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and is hereby authorized from the Water Systems Operating Fund, Fund No. 600, OCA 602474, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2204.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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.