Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a blanket purchase order for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to obtain Sodium Hypochlorite in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract that expires March 31, 2011.
Sodium Hypochlorite is an approved chlorine solution used at the Southerly and Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plants to disinfect effluent prior to its discharge to the Scioto River. The Ohio EPA requires that plant effluent be disinfected from May 1 through October 31 of each year. The chemical is being purchase in accordance with the existing Universal Term Contract, FL003910.
SUPPLIER: Bonded Chemicals (61-1162384); Expires 4-26-08
FISCAL IMPACT: $225,000.00 is required and budgeted for this expenditure. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has exceeded the threshold per Columbus City Code for funding Universal Term Contracts without legislation.
$219,000.00 was spent in 2007
$230,000.00 was spent in 2006
Emergency legislation is being requested due to the fact that the disinfecting season starts May 1 and the new contract for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite was just recently established and the 30 day waiting period may cause the supply chain to be broken.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a Blanket Purchase Order with Bonded Chemicals for the purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $225,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($225,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office established a Universal Term Contract, FL003910 with Bonded Chemicals for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; and
WHEREAS, the Ohio EPA requires that effluent material be disinfected by the wastewater treatment plants prior to being discharged into the waterways, a...
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