Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Planning and Operations, is responsible for snow and ice control and removal on the City's roadway system. Rock salt is used extensively in this operation. It is necessary for the Division of Planning and Operations to have the ability to purchase rock salt for the 2010 - 2011 winter season.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the process of establishing its annual cooperative purchasing contract, Contract Number 018-11, which allows participating government agencies to purchase rock salt from a selected vendor. The vendor for this contract will be determined by ODOT.
ODOT will bid the cooperative purchasing contract as a cooperative contract for use by other governmental agencies, in accordance with Chapter 5513.01 (B) of the Ohio Revised Code.
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with ODOT to participate in the cooperative purchasing contract and enter into a contract with ODOT's selected vendor (to be determined at a later date) for the purchase of rock salt, per the guidelines of the cooperative purchasing contract.
This legislation also authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to establish blanket purchase orders with ODOT's selected vendor for the Division of Planning and Operations.
The funding on this ordinance is for expenses that will occur during the winter months of 2010-2011.
2. WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING
The purpose of the cooperative purchasing contract is to utilize the buying power of several agencies to obtain the best price available for a necessary commodity. The Department of Public Service is requesting this City Council to waive the applicable competitive bidding requirement of the city code in order to facilitate this procurement of rock salt.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
$1,500,000.00 is required and is ...
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