Explanation
BACKGROUND: The city's Purchasing Office has established a citywide universal term contract with Gen-Probe (FL006227) for the purchase of DNA probe test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing. Columbus Public Health has already established a purchase order this year with Gen-Probe totaling $100,000 (UT055824). This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Gen-Probe for the purchase of additional test kits for Columbus Public Health.
In order to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits, emergency action is hereby requested. The contract compliance number for Gen-Probe is 330767987, which is effective through March 17, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order were budgeted in the 2015 Health Special Revenue Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Gen-Probe for the purchase of chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits for Columbus Public Health from an existing Universal Term Contract; to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there was a formal competitive bid process issued through the city's Purchasing Office to establish a Universal Term Contract FL006227 with Gen-Probe for the option to purchase chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has already established a purchase order this year with Gen-Probe totaling $100,000 (UT055824); and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need to purchase additional chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits for its patients and clients; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to issue purchase orders to Gen-Probe to ensure a sufficient supply of test kits, all for the immediate preservation of 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 Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized and directed to establish a purchase order with Gen-Probe for the purchase of Chlamydia and gonorrhea test kits for Columbus Public Health in accordance with the terms and conditions of Universal Term Contract FL006227.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $75,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2293, OCA Code 502054.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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.