City of Columbus - File #: 1656-2006

• File #: 1656-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/19/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/6/2006
• Final action: 11/9/2006
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Carmeuse Lime & Stone, US Aluminate, and Carus Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $2,337,018.34 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,337,018.34)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/9/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/8/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/6/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/6/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/26/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Contingent
10/26/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/26/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/26/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/25/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/25/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/24/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/23/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/23/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/23/2006	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/20/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/20/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/19/2006	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

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 2006. 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.

Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Carmeuse Lime & Stone (quicklime) FL002997 25-1254420
US Aluminate (aluminum sulfate) FL002998 38-2359435
Carus Chemical (zinc orthophosphate) FL002129 36-0877400

FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $9,137,000.00 for chemicals in the 2006 Budget. This is one of several pieces of legislation for chemicals for this year. Transfer legislation (Ord. 1879-2006) is in process for the transfer of needed funding from Object Level One: 01 to Object Level One: 02 within the Water Systems Operating Fund 600.

$ 8,874,786.00 was expended for chemicals during 2005.
$ 7,191,445.31 was expended for chemicals during 2004.


Title

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders, for water treatment chemicals, from established Universal Term Contracts with Carmeuse Lime & Stone, US Aluminate, and Carus Chemical for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $2,337,018.34 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,337,018.34)

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 Pu...