City of Columbus - File #: 1882-2007

• File #: 1882-2007
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/6/2007
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 12/10/2007
• Final action: 12/13/2007
• Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with E.H. Wachs Company for the purchase a Valve Maintenance Trailer C/W Valve Exerciser & Vacuum Excavation/Cleanout Unit for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $54,045.00 from the Water System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($54,045.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2007	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
12/12/2007	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/10/2007	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/10/2007	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/7/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
12/6/2007	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
11/27/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/27/2007	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/27/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/26/2007	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/26/2007	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/26/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/26/2007	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/26/2007	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/23/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/21/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2007	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2007	1	Finance - Purchasing Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/21/2007	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/20/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/20/2007	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/20/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/16/2007	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/16/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/15/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/13/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/13/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/6/2007	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract with E.H. Wachs Company for the purchase of a Valve Maintenance Trailer C/W Valve Exerciser & Vacuum Excavation/Cleanout Unit for the Division of Power and Water, Distribution Maintenance. This item will be used for various rehabilitation and maintenance projects for the division. The Division of Power and Water budgeted $46,000.00 for this purchase. The lowest, responsible, responsive bidder was E.H. Wachs Company at $54,045.00. They do not have MBE/FBE status.


The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on October 25, 2007. Two (2) bids were received. A tabulation of those bids is as follows:

Bids were received from:

E.H. Wachs Company: Item #1 $48,245.00, Item #2 $5,800.00, Total Bid $54,045.00
Drier & Maller, Inc.: Item #1 $36,232.50, Item #2 Not Available, Total Bid $36,232.50

Drier & Maller, Inc. is non-responsive, see attached letter of recommendation.

SUPPLIER: E.H. Wachs Company: CC# 36-1920320, expiration date: 05/15/2009

Fiscal Impact: The Division of Power and Water budgeted $46,000.00 for this purchase. Appropriation will be sufficient to cover the expense. There have been no expenditures for this type of contract in the last two years.


Title

To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with E.H. Wachs Company for the purchase a Valve Maintenance Trailer C/W Valve Exerciser & Vacuum Excavation/Cleanout Unit for the Division of Power and Water, and to authorize the expenditure of $54,045.00 from the Water System Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($54,045.00)


Body

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office opened formal bids on October 25, 2007 for the purchase of a Valve Maintenance Trailer C/W Valve Exerciser & Vacuum Excavation/Cleanout Unit for the Division of Power and Water, Distribution Maintenance, and

WHEREAS, the Division of Power and Water...