Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for the option to purchase Sievers TOC Analyzer Parts and Services with SUEZ WTS Analytical Instruments, Inc. The Division of Water is the primary user for total organic carbon analyzer parts and services used to monitor drinking water quality at the water plants as well as in the drinking water distribution system. SUEZ WTS Analytical Instruments, Inc. is the sole manufacturer of these parts and the only certified repair servicer and authorized technical support. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately three (3) years, expiring May 31, 2025, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. In addition, the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO002025.
SUEZ WTS Analytical Instruments, Inc. CC# 010480 , all items, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $50,000.00, Division of Water, the primary user
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance because these parts and services are important to the monitoring of the drinking water quality at the water treatment plants.
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: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO002025.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into a Universal Term Contract for the option to purchase Sievers TOC Analyzer Parts and Services with SUEZ WTS Analytical Instruments, Inc. in accordance with the sole source provisions of the Columbus City Code; to authorize the expenditure of $1.00 from General Budget Reservation BRPO0020...
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