DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide
SUBJECT:
5/12/2016 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 contract, for an estimated annual cost of $265,000.00. 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. AWE, Inc. dba Advanced Workstations in Education for Early Literacy Stations & Accessories, $51,000.00 annually, (1 contract, Library Department)
B. Automated Logic Corporation for Building Automation System for Various Facilities, $19,000.00 annually; $95,000.00 contract period (1 contract, Building and Equipment Services Department)
C. Zoll Medical Corporation for Zoll AED Defibrillators & Accessories, $195,000.00 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 daily operations.
Contracts procured on the basis of sole source:
A. AWE, Inc. dba Advanced Workstations in Education for Early Literacy Stations & Accessories, $51,000.00 annually, upon award through June 30, 2017 with four, one year renewal options - will provide the San Antonio Public Library with a contractor to provide early literacy stations and peripheral support equipment. This contract will allow for a product refresh of all existing AWE computers. Many of the current AWE devices are at the end of life expectancy and they do not take advantage of the touch screen technology.
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