Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Finance Director to establish purchase orders for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage for Rental of Construction Equipment with Operator from Universal Term Contracts.
This contract is utilized for the rental of large equipment for various sanitary and stormwater system maintenance and rehabilitation projects beyond the scope of the Division's personnel. It will be utilized by the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center to provide sufficient funding for these services and by the Stormwater Section for accelerated stormwater maintenance activities. The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for the option to obtain Rental of Construction Equipment with Operator. Items required will be obtained in accordance with these contracts that expire April 30, 2005. The funding being established is to pay said services through April 30, 2005. Additional funding will be requested in 2005 against the new UTC contract to be established by the Division of Purchasing.
SUPPLIERS:
Travco Construction Co. (31-1771566)
Right Way Excavating, Inc. (31-1633753)
FISCAL IMPACT: $600,000.00 is needed through April 2005. Total funding for equipment rental estimated in the 2005 Sanitary and Stormwater Operating Budgets in $2,716,000.
$2,500,000.00 was spent in 2004
$2,610,000.00 was spent in 2003
Emergency legislation is being requested so that sewer maintenance and rehabilitation services will continue without interruption.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance to establish a Blanket Purchase Order for the Rental of Construction Equipment with Operator from Universal Term Contracts with Travco Construction Co., and Right Way Excavating, Inc., for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; to authorize the expenditure of $600,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($600,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for the option to obtain the Rental of Construction Equipment with Operator, with Travco Construction Co. and Right Way Excavating, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, these contracts are utilized for the rental of large equipment for various sanitary and stormwater system maintenance and rehabilitation projects beyond the scope of the Division's personnel, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting funding for said services through April 30, 2005, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage in that it is immediately necessary to establish blanket purchase orders for the Rental of Construction Equipment with Operator with Travco Construction Co. and Right Way Excavating, Inc. so that sewer maintenance and rehabilitation services will continue without interruption and 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 Finance Director be and he is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders with Travco Construction Co., and Right Way Excavating, Inc., based on Universal Term Contracts for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $600,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605089, Object Level 1: 03, Object Level 03: 3299.
Section 3. That for the 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.