Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a Universal Term Contract (UTC) for rental of Uniforms and Mats, and the purchase of Building Maintenance Supplies with Cintas Corporation. This is a City Wide contract. Rental uniforms, mats, and building maintenance supplies are used to keep agency buildings clean, and give employees a uniformed appearance. The term of the proposed option contract would be approximately two years, expiring May 31, 2021, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on February 28, 2019. In addition, the expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001107.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ011219). One (1) bid was received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidder as follows:
Cintas Corporation, CC# 005820 expires December 12, 2020, Items 1 - 38, $1.00, City Wide
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $180,000
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance to ensure the new supplier's uniforms, mats and building maintenance supplies are available in a timely manner.
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.
FISCAL IMPACT: The expenditure of $1.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO001107. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
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To authorize the Finance and Managemen...
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