Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of wood chips for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Compost Facility. Wood chips are used as a bulking agent at the Compost Facility and are a vital component of the composting process.
The Purchase Agreement association listed requires approval by City Council in order for the division to expend more than $100,000.00, per Columbus City Code Section 329.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENT: Wood Chips
VENDOR: Edwards Landclearing Inc., vendor #006549, cc exp 5/8/25, majority
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: $300,000.00 is budgeted and available for this purchase.
$239,454.83 was spent in 2023
$430,268.06 was spent in 2022
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of wood chips for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Compost Facility; and to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the Sewerage Operating Fund. ($300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of wood chips; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 or so much thereof as is needed for the purchase from and within the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund; and
WHEREAS, the wood chips are used as a bulking agent and are a vital component of the composting process; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily opera...
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