Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Club Car Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts and repair service with Century Equipment, Inc. The Division of Fleet Management is the primary user for Club Car parts and repair services. Club Car parts and repair services are used to maintain city golf carts and utility vehicles. Century Equipment, Inc. is the sole source for these parts and services as they are the only local distributor and authorized service provider for this specific manufacturer. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately two (2) years, expiring 10/30/2020, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions.
Century Equipment, Inc., CC# 006990 expires 04/12/2020, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $15,000.00, Division of Fleet Management, the primary user
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance to ensure an uninterrupted supply of parts and repair services to maintain the motorized fleet.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Club Car parts and repair service with Century Equipment, Inc. in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from the General Budget Reservation BRPO000978; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00).
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WHEREAS, the Club Car parts and repair service UTC will provide for the purchase of Club Car parts and repair service used to repair city equipment, and
WHEREAS, Century Equipment, Inc. is the sole source provider of these goods and services, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management, Division of Fleet Management, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Club Car parts and repair service with Century Equipment, Inc., thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized to enter into the following Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Club Car parts and repair service for a term of approximately two (2) years, expiring 10/30/2020, with the option to renew for two (2) additional one (1) year extensions, as follows:
Century Equipment, Inc., $1.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978 of this ordinance to pay the cost thereof,
SECTION 3. That this purchase is in accordance with relevant provisions of the Columbus City Code, "Sole Source Procurement."
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for the reason 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.