Explanation
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish blanket purchase orders with Hightowers Petroleum Co. for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage to obtain Heating Oil in accordance with a cooperative purchasing contract competitively bid by the State of Ohio, GDC027, Contract Number RS903113. Hightowers Petroleum Co. was awarded the contract for District 6 which includes Columbus.
This contract was bid specifically to be a cooperative contract for use by other governmental agencies in accordance with Chapter 1545 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). The State of Ohio contract expires June 30, 2016 and was a done through a competitive process. The funding being requested on this ordinance is for expenses that will occur in the winter months of 2013-2014.
The City of Columbus does not have a Universal Term Contract for this product and it is not anticpated that the City would receive more advantagous pricing. Ordinance 582-87 authorizes the City of Columbus to participate in cooperative purchasing contracts and as a member of the Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers (CO-OPP), the City of Columbus is authorized to purchase from this contract. A copy of the State of Ohio contract is attached.
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant require Heating Oil for boilers that heat the buildings throughout the plants. The Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant offsets some of the cost of heating by using naturally created methane.
SUPPLIER: Great Lakes Petroleum Co (31-1151689) Expires 5/14/2015.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT: $505,000.00 is required for this purchase.
$651,660.92 was spent in 2012....
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