Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement for one (1) year for support and maintenance of software on various testing equipment located at the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Surveillance Laboratory with Perkin Elmer Instruments LLC. The agreement will be in effect from July 1, 2006 up to and including June 30, 2007. Perkin Elmer Instruments LLC is the single manufacturer and distributor of the equipment and software developer.
This ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of Sole Source procurement of the Columbus City Code Section 329.07.
The equipment is vital to the wastewater treatment process. It is used to test for metals in wastewater at the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants, and in the Industrial Pre-Treatment Section.
Emergency legislation is being requested so that there is no interruption in the support and service of the software at the Surveillance Laboratory.
SUPPLIER: Perkin Elmer Instruments LLC (04-3465240)
FISCAL IMPACT: $25,356.00 is needed and budgeted for this service.
$20,208.00 was spent in 2005
$19,392.00 was spent in 2004
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Perkin Elmer Instruments LLC for software maintenance and support of equipment located at the Surveillance Laboratory within the Division of Sewerage and Drainage in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the Columbus City Code, to authorize the expenditure of $25,356.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($25,356.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Surveillance Laboratory has wastewater testing equipment used to analyze metals in the wastewater at Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants and the Industrial Pre-Treatment Lab that requires maintenance and support of the software within the equip...
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