Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation is to authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the following Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements listed below for the Division of Power. The purchases will be used on the Division of Power's electrical distribution system to serve new and existing customers as well as replenish stock for maintenance of existing infrastructure.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS: PA006077 - Purchase of Transformers, expires 4/30/25
The Purchase Agreement association listed require approval by City Council in order for the division to expend more than $100,000.00, per Columbus City Code Section 329.
SUPPLIER: PEPCO Professional Electric Products Co., vendor #006514, CC#34-1018087 expires 3/7/24, 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.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: The Department of Public Utilities respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance to ensure sufficient quantities of needed transformers are on hand for the electrical distribution system.
FISCAL IMPACT: $1,400,000.00 is budgeted and needed for this purchase.
$1,002,292.22 was spent in 2021
$694,551.00 was spent in 2020
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of transformers for the Division of Power; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,400,000.00 from the Electricity Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,400,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Purchasing Office has established a Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase t...
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