City of Columbus - File #: 1651-2006

• File #: 1651-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/18/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/23/2006
• Final action: 10/25/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for water treatment chemical Carbon Dioxide, from established Universal Term Contract with BOC Gases for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $202,670.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($202,670.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/25/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/24/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/23/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/23/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/12/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/11/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/11/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/11/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/11/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/11/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/10/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/10/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/5/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/3/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/3/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/3/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/3/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/28/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/28/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/28/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/25/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/25/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/18/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND:  The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for water treatment chemical Carbon Dioxide with the company listed below.  The Division of Power and Water would like to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, based on the current contract, for the purchase of water treatment chemical Carbon Dioxide during 2006.  It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of this water treatment chemical.  The vendor listed below does not have certified MBE/FBE status.

Vendor      Contract #      CC# Compliance #      

BOC Gases (carbon dioxide)      FL003166      13-1600079

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and 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 a Blanket Purchase Order, for water treatment chemical Carbon Dioxide, from established Universal Term Contract with BOC Gases for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $202,670.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency.  ($202,670.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for water treatment chemical Carbon Dioxide, 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 water treatment chemicals, 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 Blanket Purchase Order, for water treatment chemicals, from current Universal Term Contract, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.

Section 2.  That the expenditure of $202,670.00 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 number with expiration date, OCA Code, and amount listed below, to pay the cost thereof.  This contract will expire on or after March 31, 2007.

Vendor/            OCA      

Chemical      UTC #      Code       OBL 3       Amount

BOC Gases      FL003166      602417      2190      134,510.00

Carbon Dioxide            602474      2190      47,120.00

Exp. March 31, 2009            602532      2190      21,040.00

                        202,670.00

                  Grand Total      $202,670.00

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.