Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase orders for the Purchase of Polymer for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly and Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plants in accordance with a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office.
Polymer is used at both wastewater treatment plants as a sludge conditioner in the sludge dewatering process. The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL003291 which expires March 31, 2010 for the purchase of Polymer.
SUPPLIER: Fort Bend Services (74-2144642) Expires 8-14-10
FISCAL IMPACT: $920,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this purchase. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has established two (2) purchase orders in the amount of $50,000.00 each which has exceeded the threshold per Columbus City Code for funding Universal Term Contracts without legislation.
$1,150,000.00 was spent in 2008
$1,285,000.00 was spent in 2007
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a Blanket Purchase Orders for the purchase of Polymer from a Universal Term Contract with Fort Bend Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and to authorize the expenditure of $920,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($920,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract FL003291 for the purchase of Polymer for the which expires March 31, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Jackson and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants utilize polymer for the dewatering of sludge process within the treatment procedure; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage desires to purchase Polymer in accordance with the Universal Term Contract on file with the Purchasing Office; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section l. That the Director of Finance and Management be and he is hereby authorized to issue a Blanket Purchase Orders for the purchase of Polymer on the basis of the Universal Term Contract with Fort Bend Services. for use in Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $920,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund 650 as follows to pay for the cost thereof:
Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant
OCA 605055
Object Level One 02
Object Level Three 2204
Amount $600,000.00
Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant
OCA 605022
Object Level One 02
Object Level Three 2204
Amount $320,000.00
Section 3 That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.
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