Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes and directs the Finance Director to issue several purchase orders for vehicle parts, supplies and accessories for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division. Formal competitive bids were taken by the Purchasing office and Universal Term Contracts are in place for each of the items.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation is for $334,000.00, which are budgeted expenditures through the remainder of 2003.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure an uninterrupted purchase of vehicle parts, supplies and accessories as well as the payment of invoices to the various vendors.
Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue purchase orders for vehicle parts, supplies and accessories for the Fleet Management Division, to authorize and direct the expenditure of $334,000.00 from the Fleet Maintenance Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($334,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Universal Term Contracts (UTC) have been established through the formal competitive bid process, and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department has a need to purchase vehicle parts, supplies and accessories to repair vehicles, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, in that it is immediately necessary to issue purchase orders for vehicle parts, supplies and accessories thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director is hereby authorized and directed to issue purchase orders for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of Universal Term Contracts, as follows:
State Bid OT919199-E
WD Tire Warehouse
CC# 311138036 expires 11/2/04
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract expires - 4/30/04
Wingfoot Comme...
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