Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to obtain Sodium Hypochlorite in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract that expires March 31, 2011.
Sodium Hypochlorite is an approved chlorine solution used at the Southerly and Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plants to disinfect effluent prior to its discharge to the Scioto River. The Ohio EPA requires that plant effluent be disinfected from May 1 through October 31 of each year. The chemical is being purchase in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract, FL003910 which expires 3-31-11. The new contract reflects a 54% price increase from the previous contract from .5919/gal to .909/gal
SUPPLIER: Bonded Chemicals (61-1162384); Expires 8-18-10
FISCAL IMPACT: $360,000.00 is required and budgeted for this expenditure. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has established two (2) purchase orders in the amount of $50,000.00. The total of $100,000.00 is the threshold per Columbus City Code for funding Universal Term Contracts without legislation. With this legislation the total amount needed for the Fiscal Year for 2009 is $460,000.00
$264,000.00 was spent in 2008
$219,000.00 was spent in 2007
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order with Bonded Chemicals from a Universal Term Contract for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $360,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund ($360,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office established a Universal Term Contract, FL003910 which expires 3-31-11with Bonded Chemicals for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio EPA requires that effluent material be disinfected by the wastewater trea...
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