Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for automotive parts, supplies, and accessories for the Fleet Management Division. These are used to repair and service all of hte city's vehicles.
City Universal Term Contracts (UTC's) are in place for some of these parts, supplies, and accessories. Parts not on a City UTC can otherwise be purchased from State Term contracts. Accordingly, this legislation also authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of tires for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of State Term contracts with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse. Ordinance #582-87 authorizes city agencies to participate in Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Cooperative contracts.
Fiscal Impact: The Fleet Management Division 2010 operating budget contains nearly $6 million for the purchase of automotive parts, supplies, and accessories. This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $3,500,000.00 with various vendors to purchase automotive parts, supplies, and accessories. This legislation includes and authorizes an expenditure of $300,000.00 with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Warehouse to purchase automotive and truck tires.
Emergency action is requested to ensure an uninterrupted supply of vehicle parts, supplies, tires, and accessories thereby keeping City owned vehicles in operation, including police cruisers and refuse collection equipment. It was not possible to present legislation earlier due to the timing of the adoption of the 2010 budget.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue various purchase orders for automotive parts, supplies, tires, and accessories for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of various Universal Term Contracts and State of Ohio Cooperative Contracts; and to declare an emergency. ($3,500,000.00)
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