Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2006. It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Carmeuse Lime & Stone (quicklime) FL002997 25-1254420
US Aluminate (aluminum sulfate) FL002998 38-2359435
Carus Chemical (zinc orthophosphate) FL002129 36-0877400
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $9,137,000.00 for chemicals in the 2006 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year. Transfer legislation (Ord. 1879-2006) is in process for the transfer of needed funding from Object Level One: 01 to Object Level One: 02 within the Water Systems Operating Fund 600.
$ 8,874,786.00 was expended for chemicals during 2005.
$ 7,191,445.31 was expended for chemicals during 2004.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Carmeuse Lime & Stone, US Aluminate, and Carus Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $2,337,018.34 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,337,018.34)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned current 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 Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from current Universal Term Contracts, for the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. Transfer legislation (Ord. 1879-2006) is in process for the transfer of needed funding from Object Level One: 01 to Object Level One: 02 within the Water Systems Operating Fund 600.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $2,337,018.34 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. These contracts expire on or after March 31, 2007.
Vendor/ OCA
Chemical UTC # Code OBL 3 Amount
Carmeuse Lime & Stone FL002997 602417 2204 500,673.94
Quicklime 602474 2204 275,508.74
Exp. March 31, 2009 602532 2204 744,956.94
1,521,139.62
Carus Chemical FL002129 602417 2204 73,520.00
Zinc Orthophosphate 602474 2204 63,517.11
Exp. March 31, 2007 602532 2204 21,688.40
158,725.51
US Aluminate FL002998 602417 2204 522,964.54
Aluminum Sulfate 602474 2204 134,188.67
Exp. March 31, 2009 657,153.21
Grand Total $2,337,018.34
Section 4. 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.