DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
10/15/2015 Annual Contracts
SUMMARY:
An ordinance awarding six contracts to provide the City with commodities and services on an annual basis for the terms of the contract, for an estimated annual cost of $2,110,000.00. This ordinance provides the procurement of the following items, as needed, and dependent on the Department's available budget, for the terms of the contract:
A. San Antonio Belting & Pulley Co. for Hydraulic, Air, Water, Fuel, & Industrial Hose & Fittings, $190,000.00 annually (1 contract, Solid Waste Management, Transportation and Capital Improvements and Parks and Recreation Departments)
B. Paradigm Traffic Systems, Inc. for Type 170E Controller Assemblies & Equipment, $1,110,000.00 annually (1 contract, Transportation and Capital Improvements Department)
C. Southwest Companies LTD, d/b/a Southwest Wheel, and Genuine Parts Company for Medium & Heavy Truck Trailer Drum & Brake Parts, $400,000.00 annually (2 contracts, Solid Waste Management Department)
D. Deccan International, Inc. for Deccan Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Component Maintenance and Support to Include Additional Software Licenses, $95,000.00 annually (1 contract, Fire Department)
E. US Digital Designs, Inc. for Fire Station Alerting System (FSAS) Maintenance and Support to Include Future Build-Out Upgrades and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System Component Maintenance & Support for US Digital Products, $315,000.00 annually (1 contract, Fire Department)
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 da...
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