City of Columbus - File #: 1170-2015

• File #: 1170-2015
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/22/2015
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 5/18/2015
• Final action: 5/20/2015
• Title: To amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer cash and appropriation between projects within the Streets and Highways Bond Fund; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders with multiple vendors for the purchase of commodities, supplies and materials for pavement marking, traffic signal equipment per the terms and conditions of the existing citywide universal term contracts for the Division of Traffic Management; to authorize the expenditure of $585,000.00 from the Streets and Highways G.O. Bonds Fund for this purpose; and to declare an emergency. ($585,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/20/2015	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/19/2015	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/18/2015	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/18/2015	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND
The Division of Planning and Operations utilizes pavement marking materials, traffic signal commodities and longitudinal channelizers throughout the city. The division can capitalize these expenses. These supplies and materials are necessary to ensure traffic safety throughout the City of Columbus. The Purchasing Office completed bidding or established universal term contracts (UTC) for the purchase of these commodities. Universal Term Contracts for preformed thermoplastic materials and longitudinal channelizers are in the process of being completed and bidding and award recommendations have been finished.

This ordinance authorizes purchases of commodities per terms and conditions of these existing UTC contracts or completed bids:

Baldwin & Sours, Inc.
Traffic Detector Equipment
FL005255: $40,000.00
Accessible Pedestrian Signals
FL006455: $70,000.00

Benjamin Steel Co.
Steel Traffic Conduit and Fittings
FL005325: $20,000.00

Flint Trading, Inc.
Performed Thermoplastic Materials
SA005762/BI006550 $50,000.00 (Purchasing Department finalizing contract)

Path Master, Inc.
Traffic Detector Equipment
FL005256: $30,000.00
Traffic Controller Equipment
FL005968: $300,000.00

Qwick Kurb
Longitudinal Channelizers
SA005765/BI006549: $25,000.00 (Purchasing Department finalizing contract)


Traffic Control Products Inc.
Signal Loop Sealant
FL005309: $50,000.00

The total cost of the commodities needed is $585,000.00

Searches in the Excluded Party List System (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against any of the vendors.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Vendor Compliance Number Exp. Date
Baldwin & Sours, Inc. 311104513 6/03/2016
Path Master, Inc. 341233777 4/15/2016
Traffic Control Products, Inc. 341374949 5/30/2015
Qwick Kurb 593340636 6/06/2016
Benjamin Steel Co. 310853024 5/22/2016
Flint Trading, Inc. 561736552 6/12/2016

3. FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for these commodities is available withi...