Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the purchase of Ready Mix Concrete from an established Universal Term Contract with Anderson Concrete Corporation for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Compost Facility.
The material will be used for rehabilitation and repair of compost holding pads that will commence in September. The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract, FL003914, for City of Columbus agencies to purchase this material. The contract expires on April 30, 2011.
SUPPLIER: Anderson Concrete Corporation (31-4356835) Expires 2-28-10
FISCAL IMPACT: $20,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this purchase. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has certified the maximum amount allowed without legislation in 2008. Maintenance of compost holding pads makes it necessary to purchase the material for the Compost Facility.
$96,722.70 was spent in 2007
$73,369.15 was spent in 2006
Emergency legislation is being requested so that the monies will be available to procure the ready mix concrete in conjunction with the demolition of the compost pads in September 2008.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Anderson Concrete Corporation for the purchase of Ready Mix Concrete for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Compost Facility has a need to procure Ready Mix Concrete for use in the rehabilitation of compost holding pads that will commence in September 2008, and
WHEREAS, the material will be purchased from an established Universal Term Contract FL003914, expires April 30, 2011, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to establish a purchase order so that that the monies will be available to procure the ready mix concrete in conjunction with the demolition of the compost pads in September 2008 with Anderson Concrete Corporation for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; 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 purchase order with Anderson Concrete Corporation for the purchase of Ready Mix Concrete for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, in accordance with specifications on file in the Purchasing Office.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $20,000.00or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605899, Object Level 1: 02, Object Level 03: 2198
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.
.