Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Surgical Masks with Sterling Paper Company specifically for COVID19 purposes. The contract for Surgical Masks will be used city wide by all departments and divisions. This contract will provide surgical masks needed for employees, visitors and volunteers to prevent the spread of COVID19. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately one (1) year, expiring April 30, 2021, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. In addition, the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001343.
Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic, the Purchasing Office requested an emergency waiver of the provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329 from the Director of Finance and Management following the procedures set forth under the Mayor’s Executive Order 2020-01 "Declaration of State of Emergency". Those waivers were approved and PO224276 was established with the following vendor:
Sterling Paper Company, CC006039, 6/9/2022, All Items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: Unknown
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency measure due to the immediate demand for these surgical masks.
This company is not debarred according to the Excluded Parties listing of the Federal Government and are not listed in the Auditor of States database for Findings for Recovery.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001343. 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 Su...
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