TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to amend interim Munis Contract No. 3190000020 with Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., of Pomona, CA, for furnishing and delivering as-needed plumbing supplies, to increase the contract amount by $300,000, for a revised total annual amount not to exceed $816,500, and extend the term of the contract to April 30, 2020. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
At its meeting on January 6, 2014, the City Council awarded a contract to Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (Ferguson), as part of the adoption of Specifications No. ITB LB15-010 for as-needed plumbing supplies for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods (Contract). The City Council action authorized purchasing authority in an annual amount not to exceed $910,000, with an expiration date of January 1, 2019.
On June 18, 2019, the City Council authorized an increase to the Contract in the amount of $516,500 through November 30, 2019 as interim measure until a new procurement process was completed. The authorized amount under the current terms and conditions of the interim Contract has been exhausted. City Council approval is requested to increase the existing Contract with Ferguson by $300,000 and extend the term to April 30, 2020, to allow for the completion of the procurement process, which is taking longer than anticipated as additional innovative procurement strategies are evaluated. It is anticipated a new contract will be presented to the City Council for approval by April 2020.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Amy R. Webber on November 11, 2019, Purchasing Agent Tara Yeats on November 20, 2019, and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on November 11, 2019.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on December 3, 2019, to ensure there is no interruption to services.
FISCAL IMPACT
The requested action increases the Contract authority with Ferguson by $300,000, for a revised total amount not to exceed $816,500. Sufficient funds are budgeted across various user departments and fund groups. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities. The extension of the Contract will provide continued support to our local economy by assisting in the preservation of employment for 25 full-time employees residing in Long Beach.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
BODY
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Respectfully Submitted,
JOHN GROSS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
ACTING CITY MANAGER