Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Cisco switches and associated hardware for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. The equipment will be used to maintain and update the Plant Process Control Systems.
The following Purchase Agreement association requires approval by City Council in order for the Division to expend more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g):
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENT: PA005605 Upgrade Boundary Network and VoIP Communication Items, Services and Catalog
VENDOR: CDW Government, LLC, Vendor #034427, CC#36-4230110 expires 1/15/23, Majority Vendor
The company is 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: $189,006.00 is budgeted and available for this purchase.
$0.00 was spent in 2021
$0.00 was spent in 2020
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Cisco switches and associated hardware for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and to authorize the expenditure of $189,006.00 from the Sewerage Operating Fund. ($189,006.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Upgrade Boundary Network and VoIP Communication Items, Services and Catalog; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of Cisco switches and associated hardware will be used to maintain and update the Plant Process Control Systems; and
WHEREAS, it is now necessary to authorize the expenditure of $189,006.00 or so much thereof as is needed for the purchase from and within the Sewer Operating Sanitary Fund; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities to authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Cisco switches and associated hardware for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage; 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 Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for the purchase of Cisco switches and associated hardware.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $189,006.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, be and is hereby authorized in Fund 6100 (Sewerage Operating-Sanitary) in object class 02 Materials and Supplies per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.