City of Columbus - File #: 0307-2007

• File #: 0307-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/14/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 4/9/2007
• Final action: 4/11/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase an agreement with Ohio Mulch Supply Inc. for Yard Waste and Log Grinding Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($60,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/11/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
4/10/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/9/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/9/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/2/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
2/27/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/27/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
2/27/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
2/26/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/26/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/26/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/26/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/23/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/23/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval	Fail
2/23/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/22/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/22/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
2/21/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
2/20/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
2/15/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/14/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
2/14/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase an agreement with Ohio Mulch Supply Inc.(EL005441) for the purposes of providing Yard Waste and Log Grinding Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Compost Facility. The contract is for one year expiring on January 31, 2007 and includes contract language of extending the contract period for two (2) additional years on a year to year basis. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is in its 2nd year of the 3 year agreement. The contract was extended per Ordinance Number 1569-2005. The new expiration date will be January 31, 2008. This is the last extension available on this contract.

Currently the Compost Facility has a Universal Term Contract that provides the purchase of woodchips to be used as bulking agents for composting. This contract will be an alternative source for bulking agents. The awarded supplier will grind up yard waste and logs that have been delivered to the Compost Facility by various means.

The Director of Public Utilities opened formal bids on September 29, 2004. Four (4) bids were received. A tabulation of those bids follows:

Kurtz Brothers $33,000.00 PO Box 300 Groveport OH 43125(NR)
Ohio Mulch Supply Inc $37,825.00 2140 Advance Avenue Columbus OH 43207
CJ&L $70,500.00 11980 Runyun Drive Cincinnati OH 45241
Complete Clearing Inc. $97,625.00 510 Industrial Way Marengo OH 43334

The apparent low bidder, Kurtz Brothers, was deemed non-responsive to the specifications. All bidders were required to submit samples of logs they ground into wood chips with their proposed equipment. The end product produced by Kurtz was 70% sawdust size material and only turned 30% of the log was turned into chips. The specifications called for ground wood waste not to exceed 50%. Kurtz's ground wood waste was 70%.

SUPPLIER: Ohio Mulch Supply Inc. (31-1120540)

FISCAL IMPACT: $60,000.00 is being requested on this legislatio...