Explanation
BACKGROUND: For the option to purchase Personal Safety Products for Various City Agencies, in order to ensure the health and safety of City employees while on the job. This contract provides City agencies with protective gloves, hard hats, eye and ear protection, safety clothing, first aid kits and other safety equipment and supplies. The term of the proposed option contracts would be approximately two (2) years, with the option to extend the contracts, subject to mutual agreement, for one additional one-year period. The Contracts are potentially through June 30, 2015. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on May 10, 2012.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with Section 329.06, Solicitation SA004348. One-hundred ninety-three (193) bids were solicited (MBR: 2; F1: 2). Six (6) bids were received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award of the contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidders:
Safety Solutions, Inc., CC#310808325 (Expires May 21, 2014), $1.00
Jendco Safety Supply, F1, CC#311286443 (Expires December 1, 2012), $1.00
Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., CC# 362559290 (Expires May 10, 2014), $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $300,000.00
These companies are not debarred according to the Federal Excluded Parties Listing or the State Auditor's Findings For Recovery Database.
This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency because, without emergency action, no less than 37 days will be added to this procurement cycle and the efficient delivery of valuable public services will be slowed.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding to establish this option contract is budgeted in the Mail, Print Services and UTC Fund. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual expenditures.
Title
To authorize the Finance & Management Director to enter into three (3) UTC contracts for the option to purchase Personal Safet...
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