Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office is in the process of establishing a Universal Term Contract for soda ash, against Solicitation SA001051, with OCI Chemical Corporation. This company submitted the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bid. The Division of Water would like to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, based on this pending contract, for the purchase of this water treatment chemical during 2004. The Contract Compliance number for OCI Chemical Corporation is 06-1446396. They do not have certified MBE/FBE status.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $7,329,927.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2004 Budget.
$ 1,842,390.20 was encumbered for soda ash during 2003.
$ 77,352.00 was encumbered for soda ash during 2002.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for soda ash, from a Universal Term Contract in process with OCI Chemical Corporation, for the Division of Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $293,760.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($293,760.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office is in the process of establishing a Universal Term Contract, for soda ash, against Solicitation SA001051, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance Director to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for soda ash, based on a Universal Term Contract in process, for the preservation of 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 is hereby authorized to establish a Blanket Purchase Order, for soda ash, from a Universal Term Contract in process, for the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $293,760.00 or as much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 60...
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