Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will enable the Director of Finance to establish a blanket purchase order with G & G Cement Contractors, for flat concrete work.
The Purchasing Office has established a Citywide contract (UTC #FL001162) to purchase cement for sidewalks and flat concrete work within City parks.
The cement will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the UTC, which expires 4/30/05.
Emergency action is requested as many sidewalks are in need of repair and have become a safety issue.
Fiscal Impact:
$20,000 is required and budgeted from the Voted 1995 and 1999 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund to meet the financial obligation of this purchase order.
Funding for these improvements is available from unallocated balances in the Voted 1995 & 1999 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Finance to enter into a purchase order with G & G Cement Contractors for concrete for the Recreation and Parks Department, to authorize the expenditure of $20,000.00 from the Voted 1995 & 1999 Parks and Recreation Bond Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Department wishes to purchase concrete for use in City parks; and
WHEREAS, the concrete will be purchased in accordance with the Citywide contract established by the Purchasing Office; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said purchase order as many sidewalks are in need of repair and have become a safety issue; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Finance be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a purchase order with G & G Cement Contractors, for concrete for the Recreation and Parks Department, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Citywide contra...
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