City of Columbus - File #: 0944-2007

• File #: 0944-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/6/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 7/9/2007
• Final action: 7/11/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Resource One for the purchase of Dell Computers from an established Universal Term Contract for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, to authorize the expenditure of $170,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating and to declare an emergency. ($170,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/11/2007	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/10/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
7/9/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved
7/9/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/21/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/21/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/21/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/20/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/18/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/15/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/15/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Disapproved
6/15/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/15/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/11/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
6/9/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Resource One in accordance with an established Universal Term Contract for Dell Computers. These items will be used to upgrade the Process Control Systems at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Equipment to be purchased from this contract will be used to upgrade the Process Control Systems which is responsible for monitoring equipment and controls of the wastewater treatment process. The City of Columbus operates two large interconnected municipal wastewater treatment plants. The day to day operation, monitoring and control of these complex facilities is carried out with the assistance of an extensive I&C PWPCS (Instrumentation & Control Plant Wide Process Control System). The I&C PWPCS is a computerized client/server-based system that is interconnected to all plant operating sections by an underground fiber optic network. Operating staff use the I&C PWPCS to perform functions such as starting and stopping pumps and blowers, monitoring tank levels and process flow rates and generation of process control and regulatory reports and data.

Equipment to be purchased includes servers, monitors, workstations, cables, racks and UPS's. The Universal Term Contract FL-001696 expires March 31, 2008.

SUPPLIER: Resource One (31-1419297) CC# Active 2-21-07

FISCAL IMPACT: $170,000.00 is need for this purchase.


Emergency legislation is being requested so that the hardware and accessories can be ordered and configured so as not to interrupt the upgrade of the Process Control Systems at the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant.



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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Resource One for the purchase of Dell Computers from an established Universal Term Contract for the Divis...