Explanation
Background: The Fleet Management Division is responsible for procuring tires for approximately 3,300 on-road vehicles as well as numerous other pieces of wheeled equipment. This legislation authorizes and directs the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of tires for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division per terms and conditions of State of Ohio contracts with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse.
Fiscal Impact: The Fleet Management Division budgeted $500,000.00 for automotive and truck tires in the 2007 operating budget. This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $300,000.00 with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse to purchase automotive and truck tires. Further legislation will be necessary in the latter part of 2007. The Fleet Management Division spent $509,000.00 in 2006 for the purchase of tires and $477,500.00 in 2005.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure an uninterrupted purchase of tires.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of tires for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of State contracts, to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Fleet Management Services Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
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WHEREAS, State Contract STS260 is available for the purchase of automotive and truck tires, and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, has a need to purchase tires, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to issue purchase orders in order to ensure an uninterrupted purchase of tires, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized and directed to issue purchase orders for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of State Contract ,as follows:
State Bid STS260
Wingfoot Commercial Tire
CC# 311735402 expires 5/17/2007
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract Expires - 9/30/2007
State Bid STS260
WD Tire Warehouse
CC# 311138036 expires 1/13/08
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract Expires - 9/30/2007
Section 2. That the sum of $300,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Fleet Management Services Fund, 513, Department No. 59-05, OCA Code 591347, Object Level One 02 as follows to pay the cost thereof:
Object Level Three Code Amount
2282 $300,000.00
TOTAL $300,000.00
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 measure 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.