Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for (3) three Vehicle Upfits for three F550s for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management. This purchase has been approved by the Department of Public Service and the Department of Finance, Division of Fleet Management.
The Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management, is responsible for maintaining Columbus roadways. This includes filling potholes, street sweeping, mowing, alley resurfacing, and snow and ice removal. The Division has a need for vehicles to be upfit with snow and safety equipment to be able to perform routine snow and maintenance duties
The Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contracts for vehicle upfitting for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management.
Ace Truck Body, Inc., PA007572, Vehicle Upfits, expires 12/31/27
K.E. Rose Company, PA007573, Vehicle Upfits, expires 12/31/27
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Ace Truck Body, Inc. or K.E. Rose Company.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance numbers and expiration dates for the vendors is as follows:
Ace Truck Body, Inc., CC004484, expires 7/11/27
K.E. Rose Company, CC004889, expires 8/21/26
3. FISCAL IMPACT
This is a budgeted expense within the Streets & Highways Bond Fund, Fund 7704.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation for this legislation so that the equipment can be ordered, built and be available for current traffic signal and sign maintenance and upcoming winter operations as quickly as possible.
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