Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to purchase transformers for the Division of Electricity using an informal competitive bidding process and waives the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. The Purchasing Office has solicited formal bids to establish universal term contracts for the option to purchase transformers. However, there is not enough time to properly evaluate the bids and establish the contracts prior to the end of 2005. Due to the immediate need for replacement transformers to maintain the reliability of the city's electrical distribution system and for new customer installations, authorization is requested so that an informal bidding process may be used to obtain the required transformers. Purchase orders will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidders. The estimated cost for the required transformers is $60,000.
Emergency action is requested in order that the purchase orders may be established prior to the end of 2005 to meet the Division of Electricity's immediate need for replacement transformers.
FISCAL IMPACT: $80,000 was budgeted for the purchase of transformers in the 2005 Electricity Operating Budget. $351,827 was spent in 2003 and $179,484 was spent in 2004 from the Electricity Operating Fund and the Voted Street Lighting and Electricity Distribution Improvements Fund for the purchase of transformers.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to purchase transformers for the Division of Electricity; to waive the provisions of competitive bidding; to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Division of Electricity Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Electricity, has an immediate need to purchase replacement transformers to maintain reliability of the city's electrical distribution system and for new customer in...
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