City of Columbus - File #: 1418-2010

• File #: 1418-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/27/2010
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2010
• Final action: 10/20/2010
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish Blanket Purchase Orders for Carbon Dioxide, Hydrofluosilic Acid, Powdered Activated Carbon, Aluminum Sulfate, Liquid Chlorine, Zinc Orthophosphate, and Quicklime from established Universal Term Contracts with Univar USA, MeadWestvaco, Shannon Chemical, Pencco, Pain Enterprises, United States Aluminate and Carmeuse Lime & Stone for the Division of Power and Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,841,697.19 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,841,697.19)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2010	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/19/2010	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/18/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/18/2010	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/6/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/5/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/5/2010	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/5/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/4/2010	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/1/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/1/2010	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/30/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/29/2010	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/28/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/27/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/27/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/27/2010	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
9/27/2010	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/27/2010	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
9/27/2010	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contracts for Carbon Dioxide, Hydrofluosilic Acid, Powdered Activated Carbon, Aluminum Sulfate, Liquid Chlorine, Zinc Orthophosphate, and Quicklime 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 these chemicals during 2010. None of the vendors listed below have certified MBE/FBE status.

Definition of use for each water treatment chemical
Liquid Chlorine-Disinfectant
Powdered Activated Carbon-Total Organic Carbon
Zinc Orthophosphate-Corrosion Inhibitor
Hydrofluosilicic Acid-Fluoride
Carbon Dioxide-Stabilizer
Aluminum Sulfate-Coagulant
Quicklime-Reduce Hardness

Vendor Contract # Contract Compliance #
Univar USA (Liquid Chlorine) FL004284 91-1347935
MeadWestvaco (Powdered Activated Carbon) FL004285 31-1797999
Shannon Chemical (Zinc Orthophosphate) FL004579 23-1856793
Pencco (Hydrofluosilicic Acid) FL004575 74-2333384
Pain Enterprises (Carbon Dioxide) FL004280 35-1178215
United States Aluminate (Aluminum Sulfate) FL004279 38-2359435
Carmeuse Lime & Stone (Quicklime) FL004282 25-1254420

Contract Compliance Exp. Date
Univar USA February 24, 2011
MeadWestvaco February 13, 2011
Shannon Chemical January 12, 2011
Pencco February 13, 2011
Pain Enterprises June 3, 2011
United States Aluminate December 2, 2011
Carmeuse Lime & Stone September 13, 2012


FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Power and Water has allocated $19,894,334.00 for this commodity in the 2010 Budget.

$17,245,549.42 was expended in 2009.
$14,180,166.32 was expended in 2008.

Emergency Action is necessary so that the purchase orders can be issued as soon as possible. Weather related issues have changed the chemical feed rates since the second quarter review making it necessary to establish new funding no later than October 15, 2010. Without this emergency action, it is estimate...