City of Columbus - File #: 0698-2006

• File #: 0698-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/24/2006
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 4/24/2006
• Final action: 4/27/2006
• Title: To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to enter into contracts for the purchase of vehicles with Byers Chevrolet, LLC and 32 Ford Mercury, Inc.; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $298,793.00 from the Capital South Fund and to declare an emergency. ($298,793.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
4/26/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/24/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/24/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/4/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/4/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/3/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/3/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/3/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/31/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/28/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/27/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/27/2006	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/27/2006	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/27/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/27/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/27/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

NEED:
This legislation authorizes the Department of Finance and Management to purchase seventeen (17) vehicles for the Division of Fire from the Capital South Fund number 481, in accordance with the terms and conditions of Purchasing Office contracts FL002826 and FL002828 with Byers Chevrolet, LLC, and FL002854 with 32 Ford Mercury, Inc. These new vehicles will replace old and deteriorated ones that have exceeded their useful lives.

Contract Compliance: Byers Chevrolet, LLC 314139860; 32 Ford Mercury, Inc. 311285506

Emergency Designation: Emergency legislation is needed to make the funds available as soon as possible to expedite delivery time of these vehicles.

FISCAL IMPACT: The funding source is the Capital South Fund, number 481. This arrangement eliminates the need to use General Funds for the purchase of Division of Fire vehicles in 2006.

Title

To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to enter into contracts for the purchase of vehicles with Byers Chevrolet, LLC and 32 Ford Mercury, Inc.; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $298,793.00 from the Capital South Fund and to declare an emergency. ($298,793.00)

Body
WHEREAS, a need exists to purchase vehicles for the Division of Fire to replace high mileage vehicles; and

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has current contracts with Byers Chevrolet, LLC and 32 Ford Mercury, Inc. for the purchase of said vehicles; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a contract to purchase said vehicles to expedite delivery for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare, now, therefore

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

Section 1. That the Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contracts for the purchase of vehicles from Byers Chev...