City of Columbus - File #: 1030-2009

• File #: 1030-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/10/2009
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/27/2009
• Final action: 7/29/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for Liquid Caustic Soda from an established Universal Term Contract with Bonded Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,358,518.25 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,358,518.25)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/29/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/28/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/27/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
7/27/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
7/16/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
7/15/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/15/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/15/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/15/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/15/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/15/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/15/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/15/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
7/14/2009	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/14/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/14/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/14/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/14/2009	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
7/14/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
7/14/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/14/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
7/10/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Liquid Caustic Soda with the company listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on this current contract. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to expedite a transition from Soda Ash to Liquid Caustic Soda on August 1, 2009. The current treatment process for non-carbonate hardness is Soda Ash. Liquid Caustic Soda, an alternate solution for non-carbonate hardness, has reached a pricing point that provides substantial savings over Soda Ash. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.

Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Bonded Chemical (liquid caustic soda) FL003909 61-1162384

Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Bonded Chemical 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 Liquid Caustic Soda from an established Universal Term Contract with Bonded Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,358,518.25 from Water Systems Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,358,518.25)

Body

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract for Liquid Caustic Soda; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, in an emergency manner in order to expedite a transition from Soda Ash to Liquid Caustic Soda, based on the above mentioned current Universal Term Contr...