City of Columbus - File #: 1008-2007

• File #: 1008-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/14/2007
• In control: Safety Committee
• On agenda: 7/9/2007
• Final action: 7/11/2007
• Title: To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $475,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Safety Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation of said funds; to authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order to Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. in the amount of $475,000.00, for the purchase of an air supply vehicle for the Fire Division; to authorize the expenditure of $475,000.00 from the Safety Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($475,000.00)

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	Pass
7/9/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/28/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/27/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/27/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/27/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/27/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/26/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/26/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/25/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/25/2007	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/21/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/21/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/20/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/20/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/19/2007	1	SAFETY DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/18/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/18/2007	1	Safety Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/14/2007	1	Safety Drafter	Sent for Approval

Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $475,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Safety Bond Fund; to authorize the appropriation of said funds; to authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order to Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. in the amount of $475,000.00, for the purchase of an air supply vehicle for the Fire Division; to authorize the expenditure of $475,000.00 from the Safety Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($475,000.00)

Explanation
BACKGROUND The Fire Division is in need to purchase an air supply vehicle to replace the current air supply vehicle in it's fleet; this ordinance authorizes and directs the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. in the amount of $475,000.00, for this purchase, via the Safety Bond Fund, in accordance with Solicitation SA002384. The air supply vehicle supplies all fire stations with compressed air used in self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting.

Bid Information/Contract Compliance: Bids were solicited via the Purchasing Division via Solicitation SA002384, with Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. submitting the lowest, best, responsive and responsible bid of $475,000.00. The second highest bidder was Hackney who submitted a bid of $483,273.00.

Contract Compliance: 72-1129363, expiring 8/14/2008

Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be considered an emergency measure to allow for the immediate use of funds, and immediate purchase of this equipment.

FISCAL IMPACT: Unencumbered cash will be available upon transfer from the Special Income Tax Fund to the Fire Division's Safety Voted Bond Fund for this purchase. This is a temporary funding measure; upon the sale of bonds, the Special Income Tax Fund will be reimbursed. The purchase of this air supply vehicle has been approved for funding from the Special Income Tax Fund.

Bids were estimated to arrive at $350,000.00; with the bid arriving at ...