Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract / Purchase Agreement for Fairbanks Morse Pump Parts and Services with The Henry P. Thompson Company, Llc.
This contract will allow the rehabilitation/replacement of various pumps at the Hap Cremean Water Plant.
The Universal Term Agreement listed above requires approval by City Council in order for the Division to expend more than $100,000.00 per Columbus City Code Section 329.
Purchase orders will be created on an as needed basis up to a maximum expenditure of $500,000.00.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The Henry P Thompson Company, LLC, contract compliance number is CC-004134, MAJ. 11/6/2025.
Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against The Henry P. Thompson Company, Llc.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available for this expenditure within the Water Bond Fund, Fund 6006. An amendment to the 2023 Capital Improvement Budget is needed to align budget authority with the proper project. Cash and appropriation needs to be transferred between projects within the Water Bond Fund, Fund 6006, to align cash and appropriation with the proper project.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to finalize the contract for this equipment as soon as possible to allow the replacement of pumps that have been in service since 1967 to occur as soon as possible to decrease the possibility of disruptions in the available supply of safe drinking water, thereby increasing the reliability of the City’s water supply.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract/Purchase Agreement with The He...
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