Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Hay with David Fravel. The Division of Police is the sole user for Hay. Hay is used to feed the Police Horses at the Mounted Unit location. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately three (3) years, expiring July 31, 2021 with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on July 5, 2018 In addition the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ009395). One (1) bid was received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
David Fravel, CC# 011657 expires 6/8/2020, All items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $22,000.00, Division of Police as the sole user
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance because the previous contract expired on April 30, 2018.
The company 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.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Hay with David Fravel; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978; and to declare an emergency. ($1.00).
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WHEREAS, the Hay UTC will provide for the purchase of large round bales and standard square bales with delivery used to feed the Police Horses; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office advertised and solicited formal bids on July 5, 2018 and selected the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Public Safety Department, in that it is necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to immediately enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Hay, thereby preserving 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 is hereby authorized to enter into the following contract for the option to purchase Hay in accordance with Request for Quotation RFQ009395 for a term of approximately three (3) years, expiring July 31, 2021, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year, as follows:
David Fravel, All items, $1.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO000978 of this ordinance to pay the cost thereof.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for the reason stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be 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.