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File #: 0175-2026    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Consent
File created: 1/13/2026 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 3/30/2026 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a sole source Indefinite Quantity Agreement with Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc. for utility operations and maintenance training services; and to authorize the expenditure of $97,000.00 split between the Sanitary Sewer and Water Operating Funds. ($97,000.00)
Attachments: 1. Ord. 0175-2026 SOLE SOURCE FORM.pdf, 2. Ord 0175-2026 FINANCIAL CODING.pdf, 3. Ord 0175-2026 OTCO Sole Source Letter.pdf, 4. Ord 0175-2026 SOS - Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc..pdf
Explanation

Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a sole source Indefinite Quantity Agreement with Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc. for utility operations and maintenance training services. The contract amount being authorized by this ordinance is $97,000.00.

The Department of Public Utilities requires the operators at its treatment plants and distribution system to be licensed by the State of Ohio. The employees receive specialized utility operations and maintenance training through the Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc. (OTCO). OTCO is the State of Ohio's Environmental Training Center under the Clean Water Act. For this reason, the Department of Public Utilities requests to enter into a sole-source contract with the Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc. for specialized utility operations and maintenance training for department personnel, in the amount of $97,000.00. The contract will be for a period of one year, up to and including February 28th, 2027.

Principal Party:
Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc.
P.O. Box 284
Springfield, OH 45501
Keely Micetich, (614) 268-6826
Contract Compliance Number: 006175
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: PENDING UPDATE

Fiscal Impact: $97,000.00 is available from within the Public Utilities Operating Funds.

$93,342.00 was spent in 2025
$22,285.00 was spent in 2024

Title

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a sole source Indefinite Quantity Agreement with Operator Training Committee of Ohio, Inc. for utility operations and maintenance training services; and to authorize the expenditure of $97,000.00 split between the Sanitary Sewer and Water Operating Funds. ($97,000.00)

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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a sole source Indefinite Quantity Agreement with Operator Train...

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