From
Venona McGee, Sr. Buyer
Title
Price Agreement for facility maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) and building supplies with related equipment, accessories, supplies and service from Fastenal Company at an estimated cost of $142,000 for ten months through a national interlocal agreement with Sourcewell, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods at $170,000 annually, totaling $482,000 if all extensions are exercised
Presenter
Bryce Davis, Purchasing Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This contract will be for departments to utilize for the purchase of facility maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) & building supplies with related equipment, accessories, supplies & service on an as needed basis. Fastenal Company through their national contract offers products and services used by multiple departments for every day operations and special projects.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities including Sourcewell.
Sourcewell (Formerly NJPA) through a comprehensive 12-step process creates national cooperative contract purchasing solutions on behalf of its member agencies which include all government, education and non-profit agencies nationwide and in Canada. These cooperative contract opportunities offer both time and money savings for their users by consolidating the efforts of numerous individually prepared solicitations to one national, cooperatively shared process. This process leverages the aggregation of volume from members nationwide
The Sourcewell contract #R121218-FAS began January 25, 2019 and will expire J...
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