Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service is responsible for snow and ice control on the City’s roadway system. In removing snow and ice, the department uses a variety of deicing chemicals. The department has determined it is in the best interest of the City to utilize the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) deicing chemical contracts that are available to the City.
Ordinance 2237-2019 authorizes the City of Columbus to purchase from cooperative ODOT purchasing contracts. This ordinance seeks approval for the Finance and Management Director on behalf of the Department of Public Service to use ODOT’s contract number 124-26.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, to enter into contracts, create purchase agreements, establish purchase orders, and associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the current, pending, and future Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements, or per the terms and conditions of informal or formal bids conducted for one-time buys as necessary, or to utilize current, pending and future State of Ohio and ODOT contracts for deicing contracts in order to obtain deicing chemicals for the 2025-2026 winter season to maintain roadways during the snow and ice season throughout the city.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
This is a budgeted expense within the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund, Fund 2266.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency action to ensure the timely availability of deicing chemicals for snow and ice control on the City’s roadway systems for the winter season.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, to use current, pending, and future State of Ohio and ODOT cooperative contracts to enter into contracts, establish purchase agreements and purchase orders, and associate all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance ...
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