Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contract for a one (1) year maintenance agreement for specialized Perkin Elmer testing equipment located at the Division of Sewerage and Drainage Surveillance Laboratory with Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. The agreement will be in effect from April 1, 2008 up to and including March 31, 2009. The maintenance agreement will include all service, labor and parts for the following testing equipment: Flame Autosampler, MAS Instrument, Pump Assembly, AA Instrument, and MAS Instrument. Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. is the single manufacturer, maintenance service provider and distributor of the equipment.
This ordinance is being submitted in accordance with the provisions of Sole Source procurement of the Columbus City Code Section 329.07.
The equipment is vital to the wastewater treatment process. It is used to test for metals in wastewater at the Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants, and in the Industrial Pre-Treatment Section
SUPPLIER: Perkin Elmer LAS Inc (04-3361624) Expires 1-14-10
FISCAL IMPACT: $41,544.00 is needed and budgeted for this service.
$41,583.96 was spent in 2007
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a service agreement with Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. for laboratory equipment located at the Surveillance Laboratory within the Division of Sewerage and Drainage in accordance with the provisions of sole source procurement of the Columbus City Code, to authorize the expenditure of $41,544.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund. ($41,544.00)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Surveillance Laboratory has wastewater testing equipment used to analyze metals in the wastewater at Jackson Pike and Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plants and the Industrial Pre-Treatment Lab that requires to be maintained through periodic maintenance, and
WHEREAS, Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. is the manufacturer and distributor of said equipment and has submitted a quotation for the one (1) year service agreement and is the sole authorized company to service the equipment, and
WHEREAS, the Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting this agreement to be established in accordance with the provisions of the sole source procurement of the Columbus City Code, Section 329.07, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to enter into a service agreement with Perkin Elmer LAS Inc. for the maintenance of Perkin Elmer testing equipment for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Surveillance Laboratory.
Section 2. That this service agreement is being established in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code, Section 329.07.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $41,544.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby is authorized from the Sewerage System Operating Fund, Fund No. 650, OCA 605105, Object Level 1: 03, Object Level 03: 3372.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.