Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order to Arrow Energy to purchase jet fuel for the Police Division's helicopters based on the current universal term contract. Helicopters are used to patrol the airspace above the City of Columbus and will be flying an average of 500 hours per month. The average fuel burn is approximately 25 gallons per hour. This purchase of jet fuel will permit the helicopters to continue full operations through January 2011.
Bid Information: Based on contract FL004198, in accordance with the response to Solicitation SA003093, an universal term contract was established with Arrow Energy, Inc.
Contract Compliance No.: 38-2872167, expires 12/15/2010
Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is requested in order to purchase jet fuel to keep the Division's fleet of helicopters flying their normal hours.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $68,000.00 from the General Fund to purchase jet fuel for the Police helicopters. The Police Division budgeted $248,000.00 in the 2010 General Fund Budget for jet fuel. Year to date, $100,000.00 has been expended or encumbered for the purchase of jet fuel. An additional $68,000.00 in funding is needed to procure enough fuel through January 2011. Therefore, total jet fuel purchases will be approximately $168,000.00 in 2010. The Police Division spent $140,406.00 in 2009 from the General Fund for the purchase of jet fuel.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order with Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet fuel for the Division of Police from an existing universal term contract; to authorize the expenditure of $68,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($68,000.00)
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WHEREAS, contract FL004198 established an universal term contract with Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet fuel; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to fly turbine helicopters for the patrol of the airspace for the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to issue a purchase order for jet fuel for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, welfare; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to issue a purchase order to Arrow Energy, Inc. for the purchase of jet "A" fuel for the Division of Police, Department of Public Safety, based on the universal term contract with Arrow Energy, Inc.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $68,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows:
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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.