City of Columbus - File #: 1028-2005

• File #: 1028-2005
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/26/2005
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 9/12/2005
• Final action: 9/15/2005
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a service agreement with Ohio Mulch Supply Inc. for Yard Waste and Log Grinding Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/15/2005	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
9/14/2005	1	MAYOR	Signed
9/12/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
9/12/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
9/12/2005	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/25/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled Indefinitely	Pass
7/25/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
7/18/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled to Certain Date	Pass
7/18/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Taken from the Table	Pass
6/27/2005	1	Columbus City Council	Tabled Indefinitely	Pass
6/16/2005	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/16/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/15/2005	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2005	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/14/2005	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/14/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/7/2005	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2005	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2005	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/26/2005	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase a service agreement with Ohio Mulch Supply Inc. for the purposes of providing Yard Waste and Log Grinding Services for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Compost Facility. The contract is for one year expiring on January 31, 2006 and includes contract language of extending the contract period for two (2) additional years on a year to year basis.

Currently the Compost Facility has a Universal Term Contract that provides the purchase of woodchips to be used as bulking agents for composting. This service contract will be an alternative source for bulking agents. The awarded supplier will grind up yard waste and logs that have been delivered to the Compost Facility by various means. The amount requested on this legislation is the estimated value based on the volume of grinding services that is expected at the Compost Facility in the Fiscal Year 2005.

The Director of Public Utilities opened formal bids on September 29, 2004. Four (4) bids were received. Bid specifications included quantities used for determining lowest and best bid. A tabulation of those bids follows:

Kurtz Brothers $33,000.00 PO Box 300 Groveport OH 43125(NR)
Ohio Mulch Supply Inc $37,825.00 2140 Advance Avenue Columbus OH 43207
CJ&L $70,500.00 11980 Runyun Drive Cincinnati OH 45241
Complete Clearing Inc. $97,625.00 510 Industrial Way Marengo OH 43334

The apparent low bidder, Kurtz Brothers, was deemed non-responsive to the specifications. All bidders were required to submit samples of logs they ground into wood chips with their proposed equipment. The end product produced by Kurtz was 70% sawdust size material and only 30% of the log was turned into chips. The specifications called for ground wood waste not to exceed 50%. Kurtz's ground wood waste was 70%.

SUPPLIER: Ohio Mulch Supply Inc. (31-1120540)

FISCAL IMPACT: $150,000.00 is being requested on this ...