DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Contract Extension for Corporate Purchasing Card Services
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the first renewal option of a contract with Wells Fargo Bank to provide corporate purchasing card services. Approval of this ordinance will extend the contract for an additional two year period beginning July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2021. The contract is expected to generate $65,000 in revenue annually for the Purchasing and General Services Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On June 19, 2014, City Council Ordinance 2014-06-19-0445 approved a contract with Wells Fargo Bank to provide corporate purchasing card services for an initial term of five (5) years beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2019 with the option to extend for two (2), two (2) year renewal terms. The City established a Corporate Purchasing Card Program in order to streamline the purchasing process for small dollar, non-contract, and non-biddable purchases. The purchasing card program also provides a process for making emergency purchases as needed, to include Emergency Operations Center cards, which are only activated during an emergency situation.
Since inception of the contract in 2014, Wells Fargo Bank has provided reliable and timely customer service to the City for corporate purchasing card services. Wells Fargo Bank proactively monitors card transactions for fraudulent activity and quickly notifies the City when fraud is suspected. The issuance of new cards is tightly controlled and all card transactions are reviewed and reconciled on a monthly basis. The contract also provides for revenue share where the City is paid a percentage of the annual card spend. Through the first four years of this contract, the City has received a total of $236,195.22 in revenue sharing.
ISSUE:
The current contract with Wells Fargo Bank expires on June 30, 2019 with the option to renew for two (2), ...
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