City of San Antonio - File #: 15-4747

• File #: 15-4747
• Type: Staff Briefing - Without Ordinance
• In control: Early Childhood Education Municipal Development Corporation Board of Directors
• On agenda: 10/9/2015
• Posting Language: Consideration to approve the purchase of classroom supplies for the four Education Centers for the 2015-2016 school year from Lakeshore Equipment Company doing business as Lakeshore Learning Materials in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 and from Kaplan Early Learning Company in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 [Kathy Bruck, Pre-K 4 SA CEO]
• Indexes: Pre-K 4 SA

DEPARTMENT: Pre-K 4 SA


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Kathy Bruck, CEO


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Classroom Supplies Purchases


SUMMARY:

This item requests Board consideration to approve purchases of classroom supplies for the four Education Centers for the 2015-2016 school year from Lakeshore Equipment Company doing business as Lakeshore Learning Materials and Kaplan Early Learning Company in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for each respective vendor.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Pre-K 4 SA program currently has 88 classrooms with 1,705 students enrolled. Classroom supplies are purchased through various vendors throughout the school year. Lakeshore Equipment Company doing business as Lakeshore Learning Materials and Kaplan Early Learning Company are heaviliy utilized by all four Pre-K 4 SA Education Centers to outfit new classrooms and replenish classroom supplies, educational toys and equipment throughout the school year. Both vendors are also under the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative. BuyBoard is a purchasing cooperative that is administered through the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and utilizes competitively bid contracts awarded through BuyBoard in accordance with federal, state and local procurement rules and has been extended for use by other governmental entities. Cooperative purchases are a less time consuming method of procurement, since pricing and discounts have already been negotiated through the contracting entity. Lakeshore Learning Materials and Kaplan Early Learning Company were awarded various contracts through BuyBoard. The current contracts utilized by the four Pre-K 4 SA Education Centers, 406-12 Instructional Materials - Equipment and 407-12 Classroom Supplies and Equipment, are scheduled to terminate September 30, 2015 and October 31, 2015, respectively. A new contract for classroom supplies and instructional materials will be awarded by BuyBoard on September 16, ...