DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 6
SUBJECT:
Shelving for Potranco Branch Library
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with Southwest Solutions Group, Inc., to provide, deliver and install library shelving for the San Antonio Public Library Potranco Branch facility for a total cost of $69,847.72. Funding is available from the Potranco Branch Library Donation Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted from Southwest Solutions Group, Inc., utilizing the Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Contract Schedule #TXMAS-7-36030 to provide the San Antonio Public Library with a contractor to furnish and install library shelving necessary for the scheduled October 2016 opening of the Potranco Branch Library located at 8764 Texas 151 Access Road.
ISSUE:
The San Antonio Public Library will be opening a new branch library in District 6. As part of the preparation and opening process, the new branch must have library shelving installed to display library materials located throughout the self-service sections of the library. The Library has established a shelving standard for new libraries in an effort to standardize the shelves and prevent the mixture of different styles of shelving that exist in older branches.
This purchase is made in accordance with the State Cooperative Program passed on Resolution No. 91-39-53 dated 9/12/1991.
This contract is within the scope of the SBEDA Program. However, due to lack of available firms and/or subcontracting opportunities, the Goal Setting Committee was unable to apply a SBEDA tool to this contract.
This contract is an exception to the Local Preference Program.
The Veteran-Owned Small Business Preference Program does not apply to goods/supplies contracts, so no preference was applied to this contract.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should this contract not be approved, the Library’s scheduled openings could be delayed. Standardization of shelving by the San Antonio Public Library for all new branch libraries eliminates alternative sources.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding in the amount of $69,847.72 is available from the Potranco Branch Library Donation Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this purchase with Southwest Solutions Group, Inc., to provide, deliver and install library shelving for the San Antonio Public Library Potranco Branch facility.
This contract was procured by means of cooperative purchasing and a Contract Disclosure Form is not required.