City of San Antonio - File #: 14-599

• File #: 14-599
• Type: Purchase - Annual Contract
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 4/10/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the following contracts establishing unit prices for goods and services for an estimated annual cost of $488,000.00: (A) Intervet, Inc. d/b/a Merck Animal Health for pet microchip implants with optional registration, (B) Gateway Safety Products for red burning flares, and (C) Altus Traffic Management, LLC for rental of barricades. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/10/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All


SUBJECT:
04/10/2014 Annual Contracts



SUMMARY:
An ordinance awarding three contracts to provide the City with commodities and services on an annual basis for the terms of the contracts, for an estimated annual cost of $488,000.00. This ordinance provides the procurement of the following items, as needed, and dependent on the Department's available budget, for the terms of the contracts:

A. Intervet, Inc. d/b/a Merck Animal Health for Pet Microchip Implants with Optional Registration, $62,000.00 annually (1 contract, Animal Care Services)

B. Gateway Safety Products for Red Burning Flares, $176,000.00 annually (1 contract, Police, Fire, Aviation Police and Park Police)

C. Altus Traffic Management, LLC for Rental of Barricades, $250,000.00 annually (1 contract, Transportation and Capital Improvements)


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio utilizes annual contracts for procuring high volume repetitive purchases. Annual contracts are an efficient method of securing the best prices through volume purchasing and reducing large amounts of work related to the bid process. Utilization of annual contracts allows the City to procure numerous different commodities in support of the normal daily operations.

Contract procured on the basis of low bid:
A. Pet Microchip Implants with Optional Registration, $62,000.00 annually, upon award through September 30, 2015 with two, one year renewal options - will provide Animal Care Services (ACS) with a supplier for the purchase and delivery of registered microchips. These items are utilized as a permanent form of licensing and as a way to identify animals in the event they become lost or stolen.

B. Red Burning Flares, $176,000.00 annually, upon award through June 30, 2017 with two, one year renewal options - will provide the San Antonio Police and Fire Departments, Aviation Police and Par...