Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract and issue purchase orders as needed with The Dexter Company for the purchase of (1) Tractor with a Rear and Flail Mowing Deck. This purchase will be made for the Department of Public Service, Division of Infrastructure Management.
The Division of Infrastructure Management will use the equipment to maintain the landscaping throughout the City of Columbus. The City of Columbus, Fleet Management Division, approved the purchase of this equipment to replace equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to competitive bidding (Solicitation RFQ032835) through Vendor Services. The City received one bid for the (1) Tractor with a Rear and Flail Mowing Deck on June 11, 2026 and it was tabulated as follows:
Company Name Bid Amount City/State Majority/MBE/FBE
The Dexter Company $181,848.38 Bucyrus, OH Majority
The award is to be made to The Dexter Company as the lowest responsive and responsible and best bidder for all lines of its bid of $181,848.38
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against The Dexter Company.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for The Dexter Company is CC006581 and has expired 7/16/2025. Contract compliance number will need to be updated prior to execution of contract.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available and appropriated for this purchase within the Municipal Motor Vehicle Tax Fund, Fund 2266.
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The department requests emergency designation for this ordinance so this equipment can be put into service as quickly as possible to prevent interruption to, or disruption of, the City’s landscaping mai...
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