Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract FL001828, with APA Incorporated, for electro-hydraulic actuators. This contract expires August 31, 2005. The Division of Water would like to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for these actuators, as they are needed by the Hap Cremean Water Plant to replace the existing oil hydraulic system that operates the discharge butterfly check valves serving the high service water distribution pumps. The Contract Compliance Number for APA Incorporated is 31-1042642. They do not have certified MBE/FBE status.
It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner, as delivery of the actuators is 140 days from the receipt of the order. This is rather long and could add expenses if repairs are needed on the old equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has sufficiently allocated funds for this expenditure. There have been no expenditures for this type of purchase in the last two years.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for electro-hydraulic actuators, from an established Universal Term Contract with APA Incorporated, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $193,512.00 from the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($193,512.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract FL001828, with APA Incorporated, for electro-hydraulic actuators, and
WHEREAS, these actuators are needed by the Division of Water's Hap Cremean Water Plant to change out its hydraulic actuators with electro-hydraulic actuators, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for electro-hydraulic actuators, based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contract, for the Hap Cremean Water Plant, 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 Finance Director be and is hereby authorized to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for electro-hydraulic actuators, from an established Universal Term Contract, with APA Incorporated, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $193,512.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Water Works Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund No. 606, Department 60, Division 09, OCA 642900, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6623, Project 690286, to pay the cost thereof.
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is 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.