City of Columbus - File #: 0689-2011

• File #: 0689-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/25/2011
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/16/2011
• Final action: 5/18/2011
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order with Bonded Chemicals from a Universal Term Contract for the purchase of Wastewater Treatment Chemicals for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $297,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($297,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/17/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/16/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/16/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/6/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/6/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/6/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/5/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/5/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/5/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/5/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/3/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/3/2011	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/29/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/28/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/27/2011	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/27/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/25/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/25/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to obtain Sodium Hypochlorite in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract that expires March 31, 2014.

Sodium Hypochlorite is an approved chlorine solution used at the Southerly and Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plants to disinfect effluent prior to its discharge to the Scioto River. The Ohio EPA requires that plant effluent be disinfected from May 1 through October 31 of each year. The chemical is being purchased in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract, FL004866, which expires 3-31-14.

SUPPLIER: Bonded Chemicals (61-1162384); Expires 9-3-12

The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.

This legislation is being submitted as an emergency so that there is not an interruption in the delivery of this chemical. Due to the extremely rainy season that we have experienced, the plants are required to use more of this chemical at a faster rate than what would be available for funding from the Universal Term Contract without legislation. Sodium Hypochlorite is used to treat the City's wastewater and a delay in its availability would negatively affect the efficient delivery of valuable public services.

FISCAL IMPACT: $297,000.00 is required and budgeted for this expenditure. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has established two (2) purchase orders in the amount of $100,000.00. The total of $100,000.00 is the threshold per Columbus City Code for funding Universal Term Contracts without legislation.

$270,720.92 was spent in 2010
$311,529.97 was spent in 2009
$305,091.26 was spent in 2008


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To authorize the Director of Finance and Manageme...