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File #: 0865-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/26/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 4/21/2025 Final action: 4/24/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract with Jack Doheny Companies, Inc., and Southeastern Equipment Co., Inc., for the purchase of a Combination Vacuum Truck and an Articulating Loader for the Department of Public Utilities; to amend the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; to authorize an expenditure of up to $1,018,897.62 from the Sanitary Bond Fund to pay for the equipment; to authorize the Department of Public Utilities to expend more than $100,000.00 against specific Universal Term Contracts in a fiscal year; and to declare an emergency. ($1,018,897.62)
Attachments: 1. 02.2025.ColumbusWastewater.01 79748, 2. 1021G Quote, 3. 2025 DIRECTOR APPROVAL 1, 4. 2025 FLEET APPROVAL 1, 5. Business_Details (Jack Doheny), 6. Business_Details (Southeastern), 7. ORD 0865-2025 Accounting Template
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The combination truck will be used by operators at the Sewer Maintenance Operation Center. The truck will be able to clear clogged sewer lines, vacuum debris from drains and perform general preventive maintenance in sewer lines. This purchase has been approved by Fleet Management and will be replacing BT24158.

The articulating wheel loader will be used by operators at Compost facility for processing raw materials and bio solid materials into a reusable Com-til compost product. This purchase has been approved by Fleet management. BT25443 will be turned in as a replacement.

Chapter 329 of Columbus City Code also requires City Council approval for an agency to expend more than $100,000.00 against a specific Universal Term Contract (UTC) in a fiscal year. The equipment purchased with this ordinance exceeds that limit on two UTC’s. This ordinance also requests City Council approval to exceed the $100,000.00 per fiscal year limit on the UTC’s the Purchasing Office has established for this equipment purchase.

2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Jack Doheny Companies, Inc. / 38-2026979 / Vendor 007536 / MAJ. 09/25/2025
Southeastern Equipment Co., Inc. / 34-1503254 / Vendor 006684 / MAJ. 06/18/2026

3. FISCAL IMPACT
The 2024 Capital Improvement Budget will need to be amended to align budget authority with the proper project. A transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Sanitary Bond Fund, Fund 6109, is needed to align cash and appropriation with the proper project.

4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to finalize the contracts for these vehicles as soon as possible because of the current volatile pricing and long lead times for vehicle purchases, as a delay in finalizing the contracts will result in expired quotes and an increase in the prices of the vehicles.

Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget reservations resulting from this ...

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