Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract and issue purchase orders as needed with Buckeye Power Sales Company Inc for the purchase of (4) Gasoline Powered Zero Turn Mowers. This purchase will be made for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management.
The Division of Infrastructure Management will use the equipment to maintain the landscaping throughout the City of Columbus. The City of Columbus, Fleet Management Division, approved the purchase of this equipment to replace equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (Solicitation RFQ032353) through Vendor Services. The City received five bids for the (4) Gasoline Powered Zero Turn Mowers on April 9, 2026, one was deemed non-responsive, and the remaining four were tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
Buckeye Power Sales Company Inc $53,816.00 Blacklick, OH Majority
AG-PRO OHIO LLC $71,956.00 New Albany, OH Majority
Qasim Juzer $67,144.00 Bakersfield, CA Majority
Phoenix Contracting LLC $79,980.00 Ruskin, FL Majority
The award is to be made to Buckeye Power Sales Company Inc. as the lowest, responsive, responsible, and best bidder for all lines of its bid of $53,816.00.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Buckeye Power Sales Company Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for Buckeye Power Sales Company Inc is CC006053 and expires on 12/11/2027.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available and...
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