Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals with the companies listed below. The Division of Power and Water needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, based on these current contracts, for the purchase of water treatment chemicals during 2008. It is requested that this ordinance be handled in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Contract Compliance#/
Vendor Contract # Expiration
JCI Jones Chemicals FL002989 16-0809645 (09/12/09)
Envirotrol (now Siemens Water Technologies Corp) FL002994 04-3063901 (11/13/08)
Shannon Chemical FL003481 23-1856793 (03/12/09)
FISCAL IMPACT: Adequate appropriation remains in the division's operating budget to allow this purchased.
$ 12,394,189.00 was expended for chemicals during 2007.
$ 9,891,272.00 was expended for chemicals during 2006.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with JCI Jones, Envirotrol (now Siemens Water Technologies Corp), and Shannon Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,140,832.50 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,140,832.50)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for water treatment chemicals, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Power and Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, in an emergency manner in order to receive an uninterrupted supply of water treatment chemicals, based on the a...
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