Explanation
BACKGROUND: To change the company name and Federal Identification number for contracts and purchase orders currently in process and established with Siemens Water Technologies Corp. due to a re-organization. This ordinance authorizes the assignment of all past, present and future business done by the City of Columbus from Siemens Water Technologies Corporation, FID 04-3063901 to Siemens Industry, Inc., FID 13-2762488.
1. Amount of additional funds: No additional funds are necessary to modify the pending option contracts.
2. Reason additional needs were not foreseen: The current supplier underwent a re-organization.
3. Reason other procurement processes not used: The same exact product is required as originally bid. No lower pricing/more attractive terms and conditions are anticipated through rebidding at this time.
4. How cost was determined: Terms and conditions are in accordance with the original agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional monies are required to modify the option contracts. Each agency must set aside their own funding for their estimated expenditures.
In order to maintain an uninterrupted supply of parts to City agencies using Universal Term Contracts and open Purchase Orders, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to modify past, present and future contracts and purchase orders with Siemens Water Technologies Corp.; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Finance/Purchasing Office has universal term contracts (UTC) for Basin Collector Parts and US Filter/Envirex Parts and there are in existence purchase orders for the option to purchase primarily water and sewer repair parts and equipment; and
WHEREAS, Siemens Water Technologies Corp. has re-organized, taken a new name and federal tax id number, and in addition to notifying the City of the re-organization, Siemens Industry, Inc. has agreed to honor the past, present and future contracts and agreements, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management, Purchasing Office in that it is immediately necessary to modify all contracts and purchase orders established and in process with the newly re-organized vendor, Siemens Industry, Inc., 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 or any other appointed authority be and is hereby authorized and directed to modify all past, present and future contracts and purchase orders for the City of Columbus pursuant to those contracts to reflect the change of the company name and FID number from Siemens Water Technologies Corp., 04-3063901 to Siemens Industry, Inc., 13-2762488.
SECTION 2. That this modification is in accordance with Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes.
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.