Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for Cellular Telephone services for various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities with Sprint Solutions.
Cellular phones are used by various personnel within the Department of Public Utilities relative to their job duties. The funding requested from this legislation is being established to pay for charges through the Fiscal Year 2007. All services will be in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract on file in the Purchasing Office with Sprint Solutions (FL003029). The contract expires December 31, 2009.
Supplier: Sprint Solutions (47-0882463)
Fiscal Impact: $125,700.00 is needed for Fiscal Year 2007 and is being allocated from various funds within the Department of Public Utilities.
Until June of 2006, each division within the Department of Public Utilities funded their own cellular service. In June of 2006, the invoices were centralized in the department's Fiscal Office such that a master invoice for the entire department was created. Personnel in the Division of Water switched from Cigular to Nextel in early 2006 and additional personnel in DOS were given phones.
$55,578.77 was spent in 2005.
$106,211.69 was spent in 2006 - Includes Department of Operational Services
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order with Sprint Solutions for the purchase of Cellular Phone Services for various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the expenditure of $13,900.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund, $41,600.00 from the Water Operating Fund, $55,500.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, $14,700.00 for the Storm Sewer System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($125,700.00)
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WHEREAS, various personnel within the Department of Public Utilities utilize cellular phones as part of their job responsibilities, and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract with Sprint Solutions for cellular phone services which expires December 31, 2009, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to establish funding for the remainder of the 2007 Fiscal Year to cover cellular phone charges for various divisions within the department, and
WHEREAS, a blanket purchase order will be issued in accordance with the terms and specifications of contact number FL-003029 which expires on December 31, 2009 on file in the Purchasing Office; 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 a blanket purchase order with Sprint Solutions for the purchase of Cellular Phone Services for various divisions within the Department of Public Utilities, in accordance with specifications of FL003029 on file in the Purchasing Office.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $125,800.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized as follows:
FUND: 550
OCA: 600207
Object. Level 3: 3295
Amount: $2900.00
OCA: 600023
Object Level 3: 3295
Amount: $2500.00
OCA: 600700
Object Level 3: 3295
Amount: $8500.00
TOTAL FUND 550 = $13,900.00
FUND: 600
OCA: 600209
Object. Level 3: 3295
Amount: $16,000.00
OCA: 600049
Object Level 3: 3295
Amount: $5600.00
OCA: 601849
Object Level 3: 3295
Amount: $20,000.00
TOTAL FUND 600 = $41,600.00
FUND: 650
OCA: 600205
Object. Level 3: 3295
Amount: $16,500.00
OCA: 600056
Object Level 2: 3295
Amount: $8000.00
OCA: 605006
Object Level 3: 3295
Amount: $31,000.000
TOTAL FUND 650 = $55,500.00
FUND: 675
OCA: 600215
Object. Level 3: 3295
Amount: $9800.00
OCA: 600065
Object. Level 3: 3295
Amount: $4900.00
TOTAL FUND 675 = $14,700.00
TOTAL FOR ALL FUNDS: $125,700.00
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which 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.