Explanation
This ordinance will establish an Auditor's Certificate and authorize expenditures for the purchase of maintenance equipment for the Recreation and Parks Department.
Background: These purchases will be made through the City of Columbus Purchasing Office. All bids will be obtained and contracts awarded using City Code 329 or using State Term contracts pursuant to ordinance number 582-87; however, this legislation will set up all of the funding required to enter into contracts with the vendors on an as-needed basis. All equipment will be bid through the City of Columbus Purchasing System and all contracts will be approved by the Director of Finance and Management. Competitive bids will be solicited and opened by the Purchasing Office, obtained through any current universal term contract, or state term contract.
The equipment list below outlines the purchases expected to be made as soon as possible, as a result of this ordinance using voted bond and permanent improvement funding totaling $848,500.00:
-Ventrac (3 each) - Estimated expenditure $150,000.00
-Large Mowers (2 each) - Estimated expenditure $160,000.
-Slit Seeder / 3 point hitch / compatible with JD5085 & 5425 (1 each) - Estimated expenditure --$17,000.00
-Landscape Trailer (2 each) - Estimated expenditure $10,000.00
-Dump Truck (2 each) - Estimated expenditure $150,000.00
-7 foot Bushhog (1 each) - Estimated expenditure $8,000.00
-Aerial Lift (1 each) - Estimated expenditure $250,000.00
-Genie Person Lifts (2 each) - Estimated expenditure $40,000.00
-Trailer for Lifts (1 each) - Estimated expenditure $15,000.00
Fund 7702 - $800,000.00
- Aerator / 3 point hitch (1 each) - Estimated expenditure $2,500.00
-Barge Motor / 40 HP 4 stroke (2 each) - Estimated expenditure $16,000.00
-Ground Level Loading Non-tilt Trailer, 17 foot - Estimated expenditure $30,000.00
Fund 7747 - $48,500.00
Emergency Justification: An emergency is being requested in order to have equipment bid and in ...
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