City of Columbus - File #: 1023-2005

• File #: 1023-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/26/2005
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 6/20/2005
• Final action: 6/23/2005
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract, for soda ash, with Bonded Chemicals, for the Division of Water, to waive the provisions of competitive bidding, to authorize the expenditure of $1,897,860.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,897,860.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/21/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/20/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/20/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/10/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/9/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/9/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/9/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/8/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/8/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/7/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/2/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/2/2005	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/31/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/26/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: Columbus City Council passed Ordinance number 0505-2005 on April 25, 2005 for the Division of Water to purchase soda ash, a water treatment chemical. This was bid waiver legislation due to vendors not submitting bids because the division cannot guarantee a purchase, since soda ash is used as a backup chemical. Funds were certified for the Hap Cremean Water Plant with a vendor chosen by criteria of lowest cost among those willing to sell to the division. Since soda ash and caustic soda can be interchanged, the division would like to establish funds, for soda ash, for the Dublin Road Water Plant, since it is cheaper than caustic soda, which the plant is currently using. Bonded Chemicals was chosen as the vendor of lowest cost , therefore, the Division of Water would like to enter into a contract with Bonded Chemicals, for soda ash, in the amount of $1,897,860.00, for the Dublin Road Water Plant, and to waive the provisions of competitive bidding. The Contract Compliance number for Bonded Chemicals is 61-1162384. They do not have certified MBE/FBE status.

It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner, as the division would like to purchase soda ash instead of liquid caustic soda, which is more expensive.

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $8,874,786.00 for chemicals in the 2005 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year.

$293,760.00 was encumbered for soda ash in 2004.
$1,842,390.20 was encumbered for soda ash in 2003.



Title

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract, for soda ash, with Bonded Chemicals, for the Division of Water, to waive the provisions of competitive bidding, to authorize the expenditure of $1,897,860.00 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,897,860.00)



Body

WHEREAS, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance number 0505-2005 on April 25, 2005 for t...