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. This legislation also authorizes the transfer of funds between object classes within the Electricity Operating Fund.
UNIVERSAL TERM CONTRACT PURCHASE AGREEMENTS:
PA006077 - Purchase of Transformers, expires 4/30/25
PA005769 - Wire & Cable, expires 3/31/25
PA005939 - Underground Wire, expires 5/31/24
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.
SUPPLIERS:
PEPCO Professional Electric Products Co., vendor #006514, CC#34-1018087 expires 3/7/24, majority vendor
Consolidated Electrical Distribution, vendor #010270, CC#77-0559191 expires #5/28/23, majority vendor
Loeb Electric Company, vendor #006028, CC#31-4236750 expires 8/30/24, majority vendor
The companies are 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 supplies are on hand for the electrical distribution system.
FISCAL IMPACT: $1,300,000.00 is needed for this purchase and available within the Electricity Operating Fund.
$1,002,292.22 was spent in 2021
$694,551.00 was spent in 2020
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate all General B...
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