Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into a contract with Ohio Machinery Co. (dba Ohio Cat) for the purchase of one The Screen Machine 612T trommel screen plant for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management. The Division of Infrastructure Management will use this machinery for diverting waste away from the landfill and will enable the reuse and recycling of the materials, meeting department and city litter control and recycling initiatives.
Ordinance 3139-2023 authorized the Director of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to submit applications to and execute grant agreements with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency relative to litter control and recycling initiatives, accept, appropriate, and expend awarded grant funds, and issue refunds, if necessary.
The vendor has been verified as the sole distributor for this machinery in Ohio. The cost of the equipment was determined by requested quote from the vendor. The grant awarded for this equipment names this specific model in the award documentation. The Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure is requesting for the Director of Finance enter directly into contract with Ohio Machinery Co. and to establish a purchase order with Ohio Machinery Co. to purchase the The Screen Machine 612T trommel screen plant.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Ohio Machinery Co.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Ohio Machinery Co. is CC006428 and expires on 06/08/2024.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
A grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $168,750.00 will partially fund the purchase of this equipment. Public Service will contribute a 25% local share in the amount of $56,250.00 from the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund, Fund 2266.
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