Explanation
BACKGROUND: The city’s Purchasing Office has established a citywide universal term contract with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. (FL005520) for the purchase of pharmaceuticals. Columbus Public Health has already established five purchase orders this year with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. totaling $145,000 (UT054683, UT054570, UT054031, UL008295 & UL008296). This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the purchase of $93,487.65 in additional pharmaceuticals for Columbus Public Health.
Because of potential health and safety risks to our patients and clients, emergency action is hereby requested. The contract compliance number for Capital Wholesale Drug Co. is 314377882, which is effective through April 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order were budgeted in the Health Special Revenue Fund and the Health Department Grants Fund for fiscal year 2015.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to issue a purchase order to Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the purchase of pharmaceuticals for Columbus Public Health from an existing Universal Term Contract; to authorize the expenditure of $93,487.65 from the Health Special Revenue Fund and the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($93,487.65)
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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 FL005520 with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. for the option to purchase pharmaceuticals; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has already established five purchase orders this year with Capital Wholesale Drug Co. totaling $145,000 (UT054683, UT054570, UT054031, UL008295 & UL008296); and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has an additional need to purchase pharmaceuticals for its patients and clients; and,
WHEREAS, in order to ensure the health and safety of our patients and clients, emer...
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