Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for pharmaceutical supplies with BoundTree Medical LLC, as required for approval by City Council for an expenditure of more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g), for the purchase of these pharmaceutical supplies for the Division of Fire. The Fire Division needs to purchase pharmaceutical supplies for daily use in emergency medical service (EMS) operations. An existing Universal Term Contract was established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose with BoundTree Medical LLC.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract exists for this purchase: BoundTree / Pharmaceuticals (PA001355 / Exp. 06-30-18).
Contract Compliance: BoundTree Medical LLC #31-1739487 (Active C.C./Vendor #005886)
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to make funding immediately available to replenish inventory of pharmaceutical supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget to purchase pharmaceutical supplies for the Division of Fire. The Fire Division budgeted $1.47M in 2017 for pharmaceutical and medical supplies; the Fire Division has encumbered/expended $1.42M thus far in 2017 for medical/pharmaceutical supplies. Approximately $1.44M was encumbered/spent in 2016; $1,300,000.00 was encumbered/spent in years 2015 and 2014 for EMS miscellaneous medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. This ordinance will authorize a purchase order with BoundTree Medical LLC in the amount of $50,000.00.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with BoundTree Medical LLC for the purchase of EMS pharmaceutical supplies for the Division of Fire; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Fire Division needs to purchase pharmaceutical supplies for use in daily emergency service (EMS) operations; and
WHEREAS, a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with BoundTree Medical LLC exists for this purchase; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Fire, Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with BoundTree Medical LLC in order to purchase pharmaceutical supplies to maintain adequate levels of such supplies 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 be and is hereby authorized and directed to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with BoundTree Medical LLC for the purchase of said EMS pharmaceutical supplies, for the Division of Fire.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $50,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the General Fund, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.