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: $13,700,000.00 is budgeted and available from and within the Water Operating Fund. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2021 operating budget, Ordinance 2503-2020.
$15,177,786.04 was spent in 2020.
$14,504,963.06 was spent in 2019.
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.
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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 $13,700,000.00 from the Water Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($13,700,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established curren...
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