Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Operational Support for local telephone service with AT&T.
The Purchasing Office has established a City-wide Universal Term Contract (UTC #CT09759) for the purchase of local telephone services. The telephone services will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the UTC, which expires December 31, 2009.
Supplier: AT&T (36-3258076)
Fiscal Impact: $520,000.00 is required and budgeted with the various Department of Public Utilities operating funds within the Division of Operational Support. The Department of Public Utilities has combined all phone bills in 2007. This funding represents funding to pay all the Department of Public Utilities phone bills through Fiscal Year 2007.
$335,895.00 was spent in 2005
$541,761.00 was spent in 2006
Emergency action is requested to prevent interruption of local telephone services.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders with AT&T for local telephone services for the Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the expenditure of $10,400.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund, $187,200.00 from the Sewer System Operating Fund, $187,200.00 from the Water Operating Fund, $135,200.00 from the Stormwater Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($520,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to purchase local telephone services from an established Universal Term Contract with AT&T; and
WHEREAS, the local telephone services will be purchased in accordance with the Citywide contract CT09759 which expires December 31, 2009 on file with the Purchasing Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to establish purchase order...
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