Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $4,100,476.00 from the unappropriated balance in the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285 for the purchase of equipment and to support staff expansions for the Recreation and Parks Department.
This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $3,781,500.00 for the purchase of equipment for the Recreation and Parks Department. All bids will be obtained and contracts awarded in compliance with the relevant provisions of the Columbus City Code, Chapter 329. This ordinance will set up all of the funding required to enter into contracts with the vendors on an as-needed basis. Competitive bids will be solicited and opened by the Recreation and Parks Department and Purchasing Office, obtained through any current universal term contract, or obtained through any current state term contract as authorized by ordinance number 582-87. Brass tags for equipment to be purchased will be submitted to the Division of Fleet Management, and all specifications for equipment to be purchased and brass tagged will be approved by the Division of Fleet Management prior to acquisition. The new equipment will replace aging equipment and provide equipment needed for expansions within the Recreation and Parks Department.
The list below outlines the equipment expected to be purchased as soon as possible as a result of this ordinance:
Forestry:
Six (6) Chipper Trucks - Estimated expenditure: $780,000.00
Three (3) Aerial Lift Trucks - Estimated expenditure: $750,000.00
Six (6) Wood Chippers - Estimated expenditure: $510,000.00
One (1) Log Truck - Estimated expenditure: $300,000.00
One (1) Disaster Truck - Estimated expenditure: $300,000.00
One (1) Stump Grinder - Estimated expenditure: $70,000.00
One (1) Skid Steer Loader - Estimated expenditure: $48,000.00
Forestry Estimated Total: $2,758,000.00
Parks:
One (1) - Dump Truck - Estimated expenditure: $200,000.00
One (1) - Skid Steer...
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