Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2009. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Pain Enterprises (carbon dioxide) FL004280 35-1178215
MeadWestvaco (powdered activated carbon) FL004285 31-1797999
Bonded Chemicals (soda ash) FL004281 61-1162384
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Pain Enterprises June 3, 2011
MeadWestvaco February 13, 2011
Bonded Chemicals August 18, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $18,392,110.00 for water treatment chemicals in the 2009 Budget.
$ 14,180,166.32 was expended for chemicals during 2008.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Pain Enterprises, MeadWestvaco, and Bonded Chemicals for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $955,137.60 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($955,137.60)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contracts, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemica...
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