TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract with Galls, LLC, of Cerritos, CA, for furnishing and delivering police equipment, supplies, and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the City of Los Angeles, in an annual amount not to exceed $500,000, until the City of Los Angeles contract expires on January 31, 2021, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund Group in the Police Department by $245,246, offset by grant revenue. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Galls, LLC, for the purchase and delivery of police equipment, supplies, and accessories.
The Long Beach Police Department (LBPD), along with the Purchasing Division in the Financial Management Department, researched procurement options and learned that the City of Los Angeles completed a competitive procurement process to purchase police equipment, supplies, and accessories, and awarded a contract to Galls, LLC, that meets the City of Long Beach's (City) needs. This agreement will allow the City to obtain competitive pricing due to increased buying power and access to a wide variety of specialized equipment. This contract will meet the LBPD’s safety and quality standards, and approval is requested to ensure service continuity.
City Charter 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.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Sarah E. Green on November 18, 2020, Business Services Bureau Manager Tara Yeats on November 12, 2020, and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on November 29...
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