Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for the purchase of tires for the Fleet Management Division per terms and conditions of State of Ohio State Term Contracts with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse.
Fiscal Impact: The Fleet Management Division's 2008 operating budget contains nearly $4 million for the purchase of automotive parts, supplies, and accessories. The Fleet Management Division budgeted $500,000.00 for automotive and truck tires in the 2008 operating budget. This legislation authorizes an expenditure of $179,373.00 with Wingfoot Commercial Tire and WD Tire Warehouse to purchase automotive and truck tires. The Fleet Management Division spent $505,287.00 in 2007 for the purchase of tires and $509,000.00 in 2006.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure an uninterrupted supply of tires, thereby keeping City owned vehicles in operation, including police cruisers and refuse collection equipment.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue various purchase orders for tires for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of the State of Ohio State Term Contracts; to authorize the expenditure of $179,373 from the Fleet Management Services Funds; and to declare an emergency. ($179,373.00)
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WHEREAS, the Finance and Management Department, Fleet Management Division, has a need to purchase tires for motorized equipment, and
WHEREAS, State Contract STS260 is available for the purchase of automotive and truck tires, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Fleet Management Division, in that it is immediately necessary to issue various purchase orders for tires for the repair of approximately 3,200 city vehicles, keeping them operating, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director is hereby authorized and directed to issue purchase orders for Fleet Management Division, per the terms and conditions of State Term Schedule Contracts, as follows:
State Bid STS260
Wingfoot Commercial Tire
CC# 311735402 expires 9/30/12
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract Expires - 9/30/2008
State Bid STS260
WD Tire Warehouse
CC# 311138036 expires 3/31/11
Tires
Object Level Three 2282
Contract Expires - 9/30/2008
SECTION 2. That the sum of $179,373.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 3, is hereby authorized to be expended as follows:
Division: 45-05
Fund: 513
OCA Code: 451347
Object Level 1: 02
Object Level 3: 2282
Amount: $179,373.00
SECTION 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.