From
Venona McGee, Sr. Buyer
Title
Change Order #2 with LPS Fire, LLC in the amount of $50,000 to add Fire Safety and Security Solutions as needed to City buildings
Presenter
Ray Riedinger, Facility Services Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On September 5, 2018 Council awarded an annual price agreement for Fire Alarm monitoring, inspections, and repair for services for City buildings from LPS Fire, LLC for an annual amount of $98,212.00 utilizing their TIPS contract number 180204.
Change order 1 was executed on April 7, 2020 for additional $910.00 to include services for Fire Station 4. This change order #2 is to bring City buildings compliant with fire safety and security and any additional as needed repairs.
State statues require City Council approval of a change order when the cumulative cost of the change order exceeds $50,000.00 With approval of this change order, the City Manager will be able to approve the change order to a cumulative value of $50,000.00 without additional Council approval.
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 TIPS.
The TIPS and TAPS purchasing cooperatives have joined together government entities, in multiple states, to increase their buying power in acquiring products and services; lowering administrative procurement costs; and improving OVERALL business performance at each entity. Other benefits include: Centralized Vendor Listing; e-Commerce Store; Toll-Free Help Line; Competitively Bid Procurement Process and Vendor/Member Reporting Service.
The TIPS contract began April 26, 2018 and wil...
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