Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $1,322,156.00 for the purchase of equipment for the Recreation and Parks Department. These purchases will be made through the City of Columbus Purchasing Office. 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 Purchasing Office, obtained through any current universal term contract, or state term contract as authorized by ordinance number 582-87. The new equipment will replace aging equipment used by the Forestry, Golf, Parks, and Sports Sections of 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:
Log Truck with Grapple Saw (1 each) - Estimated expenditure $330,000
Small Equipment Trailers (2 each) - Estimated expenditure $12,000
Forestry Estimated Total: $342,000.00
Golf:
Large Mower (1each) - Estimated expenditure: $95,000
Utility Vehicle (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $35,000
Tractor with backhoe (1 each) - Exact expenditure: $46,572 (AG-Pro Ohio LLC)
Sprayer Vehicle (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $70,000
Golf Estimated Total: $246,572.00
Parks:
Large Mower (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $95,000
Tractor Mower (1each) - Estimated expenditure: $50,000
F-450 Dump Trucks with up-fitting (3 each) - Estimated expenditure: $225,000
Utility Vehicles (2 each) - Estimated expenditure: $30,000
Knuckle Boom Lift (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $30,000
Giant Leaf Vacuum (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $10,000
Small Trailer (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $5,000
Boat Trailers (2 each) - Estimated expenditure: $20,000
Zero-Turn Riding Mower (1 each) - Estimated expenditure: $15,000.00
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