Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish various purchase orders from State Term Contracts and Universal Term Contracts for furniture, fixtures, and equipment to be used for the remodeling of the offices at 1111 East Broad Street. This ordinance also authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract with various companies for safes, benches, and appliances. These contracts were bid informally by the Finance and Management Department, Purchasing Division. These offices will be occupied by the Recreation and Parks Department, Technology Department, the 3-1-1 Call Center, and the Community Relations Commission (CRC). Besides providing office spaces more conducive to the operations of the 3-1-1 Call Center and the CRC, this relocation will consolidate offices of the Recreation and Parks Department and the Technology Department respectively, thereby allowing for departmental leadership to be co-located with staff and functions. The move will also allow the development of a park by Metro Parks on the Whittier Peninsula where current Recreation and Parks Department offices are located.
This ordinance also authorizes the Auditor to establish an Auditor's Certficate to be used to allow the purchase of various workstation accessories to be provided from State Term Contracts from two vendors. This method will allow each individual moving to 1111 East Broad Street to select those workstation accessories that are best for his or her work functions.
This ordinance also authorizes a bid waiver with King Business Interiors in the amount of $3,000.00 for lockers. This piece of equipment was bid by the Finance and Management Department, Purchasing Division. However, no one bid. Due to time contraints, it was manifestly impractical to bid again.
Emergency action is requested to allow construction on the Whittier Peninsula Park by Metro Parks to proceed as soon as possible.
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