Explanation
The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish blanket purchase orders for the Department of Public Utilities for local telephone and data line services with AT&T.
The Purchasing Office has established a Citywide Universal Term Contract for the purchase of local Centrex telephone services and a separate Universal Term Contract for data line services. These services will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Universal Term Contracts which expire March 31, 2013. Funding within this ordinance is for Fiscal Year 2012.
Supplier: AT&T (34-0436390) Expires 2/13/14
The company is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Fiscal Impact: $320,000 is required and budgeted within the various Department of Public Utilities operating funds.
$470,850.76 was spent in 2011
$548,551.30 was spent in 2010
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders from Universal Term Contracts with AT&T for local telephone and data line services for the Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the expenditure of $120,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund, $80,000.00 from the Sewer System Operating Fund, and $120,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund. ($320,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities wishes to purchase local telephone and data line services from established Universal Term Contracts with AT&T; and
WHEREAS, the local telephone and data line services will be purchased in accordance with the Citywide contracts which expire March 31, 2013 on file with the Purchasing Office; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be and is hereby authorized to enter into purchase orders with AT&T, for local telephone and data line services, for the Department of Public Utilities in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Citywide Universal Term Contracts on file in the Purchasing Office.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $320,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby authorized as follows to pay the cost thereof.
Vendor UTC # Fund #/Name OCA OL1/3 Amount
AT&T - Centrex FL004566 650 - Sewer System Operating 605006 03/3320 $ 80,000.00
AT&T - Data Lines FL004569 550 - Electricity Operating 600700 03/3320 120,000.00
AT&T - Data Lines FL004569 600 - Water Systems Operating 601849 03/3320 120,000.00
Grand Total $320,000.00
SECTION 3. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.