Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish Universal Term Contracts (UTCs) for the option to purchase Non-Safety Uniforms with Galls LLC and Jonahs Enterprises, Inc. This are a City wide contracts providing uniforms. Shirts, jackets, pants and hats are used to outfit employees. The term of the proposed option contracts would be approximately two years, expiring March 31, 2025, with the option to renew for one (1) additional year. The Purchasing Office opened formal bids on March 2, 2023. In addition, the expenditure of $2.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO002253.
The Purchasing Office advertised and solicited competitive bids in accordance with the relevant provisions of Section 329.06 relating to competitive bidding (Request for Quotation No. RFQ023925). Three bids were received.
The Purchasing Office is recommending award to the overall lowest, responsive, responsible and best bidders as follows:
Jonahs Enterprises, Inc., CC# 044110 expires 1/23/2025, Items 1 thru 77 and catalogue, $1.00
Galls, LLC, CC# 007478 expires 6/29/2023, Items 1 thru 77 and catalogue, $1.00
Total Estimated Annual Expenditure: $250,000 City wide
Emergency Designation: The Finance and Management Department respectfully requests this legislation to be considered an emergency ordinance to avoid a disruption in obtaining these essential work items due to global supply chain logistic delays and erratic pricing affecting uniform purchases.
These companies are 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 $2.00 is hereby authorized from General Budget Reservation BRPO002253. City Agencies will be required to obtain approval to expend from their own appropriations for their estimated annual e...
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