Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals for the Division of Water.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
Aluminum Sulfate
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrofluosilicic Acid
Liquid Caustic Soda
Liquid Chlorine
Powdered Activated Carbon
Powdered Activated Carbon - Taste & Odor
Potassium Permanganate
Quicklime
Soda Ash
Sodium Hypochlorite
Zinc Orthophosphate
Liquid Oxygen
Hydrogen Peroxide
Calcium Thiosulfate
Sodium Chloride
The companies are not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: $7,200,000.00 is budgeted and available in the Water Operating Fund.
$20,115,885.70 was spent in 2022.
$16,006,187.00 was spent in 2021.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency designation is requested to avoid the delay of purchasing chemicals necessary for the water treatment process. This will allow the Division of Water to continue to provide safe and reliable drinking water to the citizens of Columbus and surrounding communities. Rising costs have caused us to run out of chemical funding much earlier than projected.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities; to authorize the transfer of $4,300,000.00 between object classes in the Water Operating Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $7,200,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund; and to ...
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