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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract with Consolidated Fabricators Corporation, of Van Nuys, CA, for furnishing and delivering commercial trash containers, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Santa Monica, CA, in an annual amount of $180,000, for a period of one year. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Consolidated Fabricators Corporation, for furnishing and delivering commercial trash containers of various sizes to support the Department of Public Works’ ongoing commercial and residential refuse operation.
Public Works, Environmental Services Bureau (ESB), is requesting to purchase approximately 300 bins to replace aged containers that have exhausted their useful life. Multi-family and commercial customers will have their current 95-gallon bins replaced with larger 2- and 3- yard bins, which will reduce the frequency of collections and heavy-duty vehicle traffic in alleys and on city streets.
City Charter Section 1802 provides an alternative procurement method by permitting the City to purchase or otherwise obtain services, supplies, materials, equipment, and labor with other governmental agencies by purchasing under their contracts on a voluntary and selective basis when authorized by a Resolution of the City Council.
ESB, with the assistance of the Purchasing Division, investigated procurement options and learned that the City of Santa Monica had completed a competitive bid process on April 10, 2017, with three bids received. The bid was awarded to Consolidated Fabricators as it was the lowest responsible bidder. ESB has used this vendor in the past and received effective and efficient service and products. This cooperative purchase agreement will facilitate the continuous acquisition of trash containers and provide cost benefits to the City.
The use of cooperative purchasing contracts provides agencies with opport...
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