Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $790,750.00 for the purchase of equipment for the Recreation and Parks Department. These purchases will be made through the City of Columbus Purchasing Office. All bids will be obtained and contracts awarded in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Columbus City Code, Chapter 329. This ordinance will set up all of the funding required to enter into contracts with the vendors on an as-needed basis. Competitive bids will be solicited and opened by the Purchasing Office, obtained through any current universal term contract, or state term contract as authorized by ordinance number 582-87. The new equipment will replace aging equipment used by the Golf, Parks Maintenance, and Sports Sections of the Recreation and Parks Department.
The list below outlines the equipment expected to be purchased as soon as possible as a result of this ordinance:
Golf:
Fairway Mowers (Quantity - 2) - Estimated expenditure $132,000.00
Greens Mower (Quantity - 1) - Estimated Expenditure $49,000.00
Tractor (Quantity - 1) - Estimated expenditure $46,000.00
Rough Mower (Quantity - 1) - Estimated expenditure $57,000.00
Greens Roller (Quantity - 1) - Estimated Expenditure $28,500.00
Golf Estimated Total: $312,500.00
Parks Maintenance:
Zero-Turn mowers (Quantity - 15) - Estimated expenditure $245,250.00
Parks Estimated Total: $245,250.00
Sports:
ABI Field Grooming Machine (Quantity - 1) - Estimated Expenditure $48,000.00
Jacobsen H600 Rotary Mower (Quantity - 1) - Estimated Expenditure $105,000.00
Toro 144 Mower (Quantity - 1) - Estimated Expenditure $80,000.00
Sports Estimated Total: $233,000.00
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is being requested so aged equipment at the end of useful life can be replaced at the earliest possible time, avoiding situations where needed equipment is unavailable for staff to properly care for parks, golf courses, and sports fields.
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