Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance is for the option to establish a Universal Term Contract to purchase Wallace and Tiernan Replacement Parts for the Division of Water, the sole user, in accordance with sole source provisions of the Columbus City Codes. These replacement parts will be utilized in the chemical feed system equipment, including the chlorination equipment, in the water treatment process. BNR, Inc. is the sole municipal distributor for the State of Ohio and the sole source for these parts. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately two (2) years, expiring May 31, 2014, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year.
The Purchasing Office has received a price list:
BNR, Inc., MAJ, CC#34-1861170 expires 3/5/2014
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $230,000.00, Division of Water, the sole user.
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency because, without emergency action, chlorination equipment maintenance will potentially be delayed, thereby harming public services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to establish this option contract is budgeted in the Mail, Print Services and UTC Fund Account. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a contract for the option to purchase Wallace and Tiernan Replacement Parts with BNR, Inc., in accordance with sole source provisions; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 to establish the contract from the Mail, Print Services and UTC Fund Account, and to declare an emergency. ($1.00).
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WHEREAS, the Division of Water is in need of replacement parts for the existing Wallace and Tiern...
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