Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders for various agencies within the City of Columbus for Misc. Industrial Hardware and hardware related equipment from established State of Ohio Contract STS-511, Schedule 800339 with Grainger, Schedule 800340 with SID Tool Company, dba MSC, and Schedule 800336 with Fastenal Company. These contracts were not bid but negotiated by the State of Ohio; however, it has been determined to be the most cost-effective method of obtaining these needed parts. Since the current City Code does not authorize award to multiple vendors for the same items, utilization of these three (3) STS contracts will meet this vital need of Misc. Industrial hardware and will allow the continued use of these punch-outs in Vinimaya.
Ordinance number 582-1987 authorized City agencies to use State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services contracts when deemed cost effective. The current contracts are loaded into the Vinimaya E-catalog system to provide agencies a shopping experience via a Punch-out to the vendors catalog. This ordinance asks that the Finance and Management Director be authorized to establish purchase orders of up to $100,000.00 without further Council approval for the State of Ohio STS-511 Schedule 800399, 800340 and 800336 until the new contract expiration dates of January 31, 2019.
Grainger, CC# 007170 expires 5/16/2019
Sid Tool Co., CC# 26506-101432, expires 1/2/2020
Fastenal Co., CC#07823 expires 5/16/2019
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance because without it, Agencies will not be able to procure the necessary Misc. Industrial Hardware items needed for their facility.
These companies are not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of Stat...
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