Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish two (2) Universal Term Contracts (UTC) for the option to purchase Lamps, Bulbs and Lighting Retro-Fit Kits with Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. and WW Grainger. These contracts will provide lamps, bulbs, and lighting retro-fit kits City wide. The contract provides replacement lamps, and bulbs, as well as kits to increase energy efficiency in facilities. The term of the proposed option contracts would be approximately three (3) years, expiring June 30, 2024 with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on June 3, 2021. In addition, the expenditure of $2.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670.
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. RFQ018681). Four (4) bids were received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidders as follows:
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., CC #010270, expires 05/28/2023, All Items, $1.00
WW Grainger, CC #007170, expires 03/04/2022, All Items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $400,000, City wide users.
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency ordinance to ensure a reliable supply of lamps, bulbs and, lighting retro-fit kits for use throughout all City facilities.
These 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: The expenditure of $2.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670. City agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into contracts for the option to purchase Lamps, Bulbs and Lighting Retro-Fit Kits with Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. and WW Grainger to authorize the expenditure of $2.00 from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670; and to declare an emergency. ($2.00).
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WHEREAS, the Lamps, Bulbs and Lighting Retro-Fit Kits UTC will provide for the purchase of lamps, bulbs and lighting retro-fit kits used to for the facilities throughout the City of Columbus; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office advertised and solicited formal bids on June 3, 2021 and selected the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidders; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus facilities in that it is necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to immediately enter into these Universal Term Contracts for the option to purchase lamps, bulbs and lighting retro-fit kits, 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 contracts for the option to purchase of lamps, bulbs and lighting retro-fit kits in accordance with Request for Quotation RFQ018681 for a term of approximately three (3) years, expiring June 30, 2024, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year, as follows:
Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., All Items, $1.00
WW Grainger, All Items, $1.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $2.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001670 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.