Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals for the Division of Water.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
Aluminum Sulfate
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrofluosilicic Acid
Liquid Caustic Soda
Liquid Chlorine
Powdered Activated Carbon
Powdered Activated Carbon - Taste & Odor
Potassium Permanganate
Quicklime
Soda Ash
Sodium Hypochlorite
Zinc Orthophosphate
Liquid Oxygen
Hydrogen Peroxide
Calcium Thiosulfate
Sodium Chloride
The 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 State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.
FISCAL IMPACT: $13,300,000.00 is budgeted and available in the Water Operating Fund. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2020 operating budget, Ordinance 2926-2019.
$14,504,963.06 was spent in 2019.
$13,517,851.57 was spent in 2018.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency designation is requested to avoid the delay of purchasing chemicals necessary for the water treatment process. This will allow the Division of Water to continue to provide safe and reliable drinking water to the citizens of Columbus and surrounding communities.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals for the Division of Water; to authorize the expenditure of $13,300,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($13,300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals without delay; 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 to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate current and pending Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Water Treatment Chemicals.
SECTION 2. 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 3. That the expenditure of $13,300,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, and is hereby authorized in Fund 6000 (Water Operating); in object class 02 Materials and Supplies per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That for reasons 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.