City of Columbus - File #: 1877-2004

• File #: 1877-2004
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/18/2004
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/15/2004
• Final action: 11/16/2004
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into 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 $45,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($45,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2004	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/16/2004	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/15/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/15/2004	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO-TEM	Signed
11/8/2004	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
10/25/2004	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/25/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/22/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/22/2004	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/22/2004	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/22/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/22/2004	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/22/2004	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/22/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/21/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/20/2004	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/18/2004	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/18/2004	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into 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 period is for one (1) year with the option of extending it 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 agent 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 Compost Facility estimates that it will spend $45,000.00 per year on this agreement.

The Director of Public Utilities opened formal bids on September 29, 2004. Four (4) bids were received. A tabulation of those bids follows:

Kurtz Brothers $33,000.00 (NR)
Ohio Mulch Supply Inc $37,825.00
CJ&L $70,500.00
Complete Clearing Inc. $97,625.00

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: $45,000.00 is needed and budgeted for this service.



Title

To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into 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 $45,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($45,000.00)



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WHEREAS, the Director of Public...