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City of Independence
AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET

Agenda Title:

Purchase orders 23000415, 23000425 and 23000430, in the amounts of $235,182.48, $84,243.88 and $85,302.93 were issued to John Moore Oil Company for Substation Fuel Oil for the Power & Light Department.

Recommendations:

Staff is providing notification to the City Council of these purchases.

Background:

On September 20th, 21st and 22nd, two separate purchase orders were issued for Substations I & J for fuel oil. These purchases were done to replace fuel that is burned to support generation requests to the power pool. These are routine expenditures but the total for these expenditures is higher than normal due to rising prices for fuel oil related to various economic factors.

The deliveries were provided through John Moore Oil Company. The fuel company the City is contracted with was not able to deliver within the time frame required to suffice the Southwest Power Pool requirements.



Fiscal Impact:

The fiscal impact to the City is $404,729.29. Funding was included in the fiscal year 2022/23 adopted budget, project string E (1329 -F - -) Fuel Oil Purchases, account number E (6145-5309) Operating Supplies.



Department:          Power & LightContact Person:          James Nail


REVIEWERS:
DepartmentAction
Purchasing Division (Finance Department)Approved
City Clerk DepartmentApproved

Council Action:          Council Action:         

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
Limited Source Justification - Purchase order #23000415Additional Explanation
Limited Source Justification - Purchase order #23000425Additional Explanation
Limited Source Justification - Purchase order #23000430Additional Explanation