DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
8/22/2019 Annual Contracts
SUMMARY:
An ordinance awarding six contracts to provide the City with commodities and services on an annual basis for the term of the contract, for an estimated annual cost of $347,200.00. This ordinance provides the procurement of the following items, as needed, and dependent on the Department's available budget, for the term of the contract:
A. Cooper Equipment Co. for Etnyre Equipment Parts, $85,200.00 annually (1 contract, Solid Waste Management Department)
B. Reliance Truck and Equipment for Wayne Refuse Truck Body Parts, $36,000.00 annually; $180,000.00 contract period (1 contract, Solid Waste Management Department)
C. Life Technologies Corporation for SAMHD-7500 Fast DX Service Agreement, $19,000.00 Year 1; $58,000.00 contract period (1 contract, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District)
D. Johnson Controls, Inc. for City Tower Chiller Maintenance, $75,000.00 annually (1 contract, Building and Equipment Services)
E. Chemsearch, a division of NCH Corporation, for a Change Order for Annual Contract for Industrial Water Treatment, $42,000.00 increase Year 1 (1 contract, Building and Equipment Services)
F. EMR Elevator, Inc. for Change Order for Annual Contract for Elevator and Escalator Preventive Maintenance for Various Locations, $90,000.00 annual increase; $692,000.00 annual contract value (1 contract, Building and Equipment Services)
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 low bid:
A. Cooper Equipment Co. for...
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