Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders for the purchase of six (6) pre-owned vehicles for the Facilities Maintenance Division. The purchase orders for the vehicle purchases will be issued from Universal Term Contracts (UTCs) that have been previously established by the City of Columbus Purchasing Office.
Ricart Properties, Inc., vendor#004963, PA004555 - Pre-Owned Vehicles - expires 3/30/23
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $158,700.00 from the Special Income Tax fund for the purchase of vehicles for Facilities Maintenance. The Fleet Management Division expended $2.1 million in 2021 and $2.8 million in 2020 from the Special Income Tax Fund for the purchase of vehicles and associated up-fitting for General Fund Departments.
Emergency action is requested to provide these vehicles as soon as possible to the Facilities Maintenance Division. Facilities Maintenance has an urgent need for these vehicle to be used by recently hired employees who need them to complete their daily missions. These used vehicles will be a temporary solution until backordered vehicles become available, at which point, they will be redeployed to other departments in the city.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to establish purchase orders from a previously established Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the purchase of vehicles for use by the Facilities Maintenance Division with Ricart Properties; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $158,700.00 from the Special Income Tax fund; and declare an emergency. ($158,700.00)
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WHEREAS, the Facilities Maintenance Division has a need to procure vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Ricart Properties successfully bid and was awarded PA004555 - Pre-Owned Vehicles - expires 3/30/23; and
WHEREAS, funding for these vehicles is budgeted and available within the Special Inco...
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