Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for light duty trucks with the companies listed below. The Division of Sewerage and Drainage needs to establish Blanket Purchase Orders based on these current contracts for the purchase of these vehicles during 2012.
These units will be used by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage for monitoring, repair and maintenance of the existing sanitary sewer infrastructure. A total of 7 vehicles are being purchased under the authority of this ordinance. This purchase was approved by Fleet Management. In support of the Mayor's Get Green Columbus initiative, these vehicles incorporate engines that will emit fewer emissions than the older units that they are replacing. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.
Emergency legislation is being requested so that a purchase orders can be estiblished and orders placed prior to the contract expiration date of December 31, 2012.
Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Byers Ford Lincoln Mercury (Light Duty Trucks) FL005166 31-4139860
Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Byers Ford Lincoln Mercury February 10, 2014
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has allocated $185,744.85 for this commodity in the 2012 Budget.
$750,292.90 was expended in 2010 Equip-Trucks & Other Motorized
$699,185.91 was expended in 2011 Equip-Trucks & Other Motorized
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for light duty trucks from established Universal Term Contracts for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, and to authorize the expenditure of $185,744.85 from Sewer Operating - Sanitary Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($185,744.85)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for light duty trucks, and
WHEREAS, these vehicles will be utilized by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage maintenance ...
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