Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for powdered activated carbon with the company listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on this current contract, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2010. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
MeadWestvaco (powdered activated carbon) FL004285 31-1797999
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
MeadWestvaco February 13, 2011
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $19,894,334.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2010 Budget.
$17,245,549.42 was expended for chemicals during 2009.
$14,180,166.32 was expended for chemicals during 2008.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for Powdered Activated Carbon from an established Universal Term Contract with MeadWestvaco for the Division of Power and Water; and to authorize the expenditure of $354,801.48 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($354,801.48)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Powdered Activated Carbon, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contract, 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 Blanket Purchase Orders for Powdered Activated Carbon from a current Universal Term Contract, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $354,801.48 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three numbers, vendors, contract numbers with expiration dates, OCA Codes, and amounts listed below, to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
MeadWestvaco FL004285 602417 2204 $65,630.40
Powdered Activated Carbon 602474 2204 $289,171.08
Exp. March 31, 2012 $354,801.48
Grand Total $354,801.48
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.