Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Purchasing Office is also working to establish a Universal Term Contract with another vendor listed below. The Division of Water would like to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current and pending contracts, for the purchase of chemicals during 2005. It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, as current Purchase Orders will expire March 31, 2005. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # C.C. #
Envirotrol Inc. FL001091 25-1209145
Univar USA (chlorine) FL001548 91-1347935
Carus Chemical Co. (potassium) FL001549 36-0877400
Carmeuse Lime/Black River Div. FL001550 25-1254420
BOC Gases FL001553 13-1600079
U.S. Aluminate FL001601 38-2359435
LCI, Ltd. FL002128 13-3158103
Carus Chemical Co. (zinc) FL002129 36-0877400
Univar USA (caustic soda) in process 91-1347935
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $8,874,786.00 for chemicals in the 2005 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year.
$ 7,191,445.31 was expended for chemicals during 2004.
$ 8,065,642.79 was expended for chemicals during 2003.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Envirotrol Inc., Univar USA, Carus Chemical Co., Carmeuse Lime/Black River Div., BOC Gases, and U.S. Aluminate, and Lucier Chemical Industries, Ltd., from a Universal Term Contract in process with Univar USA, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $7,366,071.85 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($7,366,071.85)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts FL001091, FL001548, FL001549, FL001550, FL001553, FL001601, FL002128, FL002129, and is in the process of establishing an additional contract, for water treatment chemicals, 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 Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, as current Purchase Orders will expire March 31, 2005, based on the above mentioned current and pending Universal Term Contracts, 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 Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from current and pending Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $7,366,071.85 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
Univar USA in process 602417 2189 1,882,897.65
Liquid Caustic Soda 602532 2189 634,710.33
2,517,607.98
Univar USA FL001548 602417 2190 106,329.00
Liquid Chlorine 602474 2190 146,400.75
602532 2190 19,837.50
272,567.25
Carmeuse Lime FL001550 602417 2191 505,272.32
Quicklime 602474 2191 598,819.20
602532 2191 374,262.00
1,478,353.52
Envirotrol Inc. FL001091 602417 2204 228,990.00
Powdered Activated Carbon 602474 2204 854,250.00
1,083,240.00
Carus Chemical Co. FL001549 602417 2204 91,970.00
Potassium Permanganate 602474 2204 35,165.00
127,135.00
BOC Gases FL001553 602417 2204 173,282.10
Carbon Dioxide 602474 2204 93,666.00
602532 2204 16,426.50
283,374.60
U.S. Aluminate Co. FL001601 602417 2204 732,571.65
Aluminum Sulfate 602474 2204 471,763.75
1,204,335.40
LCI, Ltd. FL002128 602417 2204 44,412.50
Hydrofluosilicic Acid 602474 2204 56,848.00
602532 2204 14,535.00
115,795.50
Carus Chemical Co. FL002129 602417 2204 118,006.20
Zinc Orthophosphate 602474 2204 128,559.60
602532 2204 37,096.80
283,662.60
Grand Total $ 7,366,071.85
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency 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.