Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract CT-09759, for local telephone service, with SBC. This contract will expire December 31, 2006. The Division of Water is in the process of encumbering $100,000.00 against this contract and would like to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for local telephone service, for the remainder of the year. The Contract Compliance Number for SBC is 36-3258076. They do not have MBE/FBE status.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Division of Water has allocated $256,352.00 for telephone service in the 2005 budget.
$ 274,946.00 was expended for local telephone service during 2004.
$ 316,521.59 was expended for local telephone service during 2003.
Title
To authorize the Finance Director to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for local telephone service, from an established Universal Term Contract, with SBC, for the Division of Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $151,498.51 from Water Systems Operating Fund. ($151,498.51)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established Universal Term Contract CT-09759 for local telephone service, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Water is in the process of encumbering $100,000.00 against this contract, thus, legislation is required to encumber additional funds, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Finance Director to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for local telephone service, based on the above mentioned Universal Term Contract, with SBC, for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Finance Director be and is hereby authorized to establish an additional Blanket Purchase Order, for local telephone service, from an established Universal Term Contract, with SBC, for the Divis...
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