Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement(s) for janitorial supplies with Key-4 Cleaning Supplies for the Division of Fire. These janitorial supplies are for use in cleaning fire stations and facilities. Key-4 Cleaning Supplies is 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 State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
Bid Information: Universal Term Contract - FL006435/PA000417 (exp. 9/30/18)
Contract Compliance: 31-1417716
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to make funding immediately available to replenish inventory of janitorial supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $56,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget for the purchase of janitorial supplies for use in cleaning fire stations and facilities for the Division of Fire. The Fire Division spent approximately $170,000 in 2017, and $176,725 in both 2016 and 2015 for janitorial supplies. The division has encumbered/spent approximately $100,000.00 thus far in 2018 with Key4, of the $176,725 total budgeted for this expense.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement(s) for janitorial supplies with Key-4 Cleaning Supplies for the Division of Fire; to authorize the expenditure of $56,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($56,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Fire Division needs to purchase janitorial supplies for use in cleaning fire stations and facilities; and
WHEREAS, a Universal Term Contract established by the Purchasing Office with Key-4 Cleaning Supplies exists for these purchases; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to purchase said janitorial supplies to clean fire stations and facilities, 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 Finance and Management Director be and is hereby authorized and directed to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement(s) for janitorial supplies with Key-4 Cleaning Supplies for the Division of Fire.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $56,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purchase of janitorial supplies for firefighters be and is hereby authorized from the General Fund, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That for 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.