Explanation
Background:
The Division of Infrastructure Management is responsible for snow and ice removal and for maintaining the city's roadway system. Ordinance 550-2014 waived competitive bidding for the purchase of sixteen (16) F550 CNG dump trucks from Byers Ford and HYO Inc. (Pengwyn). These trucks did not include wetting systems to be installed on the trucks. For these trucks to maintain the city’s roadway systems as effectively and efficiently as possible, wetting systems need to be installed on the trucks. This ordinance will authorize the Director of Finance & Management to modify contract FL005845 with HYO Inc. (Pengwyn) to include the up-fitting and install of wetting systems on the CNG powered F550 trucks.
The total cost with install for these wetting systems is $49,600.00 for the sixteen (16) trucks.
To ensure both single and tandem axle dump trucks are available for snow removal, spare snow plows are needed. The City of Columbus Purchasing Office currently has solicitation SA005549 out for bid to award for 10 foot and 11 foot snow plows for single and tandem axle dump trucks. This bid opens September 4th, 2014 and is estimated to cost $60,000.00. To award this bid as soon as possible to ensure plows are available for the upcoming snow season, this ordinance will establish an Auditor's Certificate and authorize the expenditure for these snow plows.
The total cost for both of these expenditures is estimated at $109,600.00
Emergency Designation:
It is necessary to authorize this expenditure as an emergency to have the funding and approval complete when the bidding has been finalized. Emergency legislation is required to proceed with the funding immediately while the bidding is in process.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding is available with in the 2014 Capital Improvement Budget, the Streets and Highways Bonds Fund, no. 704.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to modify contract FL005845 to add wetting systems to the CNG F550 dump tr...
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