From
Linda Townley
Title
Contract with Wilson Office Interiors in the amount of $242,764.76, Urban Jungle in the amount of $31,668 and McKinney Office Supply in the amount of $3,170.77, per bid #17098; and contract with Southern Aluminum in the amount of $29,983.55, per TXMAS agreement; contract with KI, Inc. in the amount of $124,682.52 per NJPA agreement; contract with Wilson Office Interiors in the amount of $13,050.13 per TXMAS agreement and IPA/TCPN agreement, for the EPIC Recreation Center
Presenter
Rick Herold, Director of Parks, Arts and Recreation
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Bid were received on May 16, 2017 per RFQ #17098 for furnishings for the EPIC Recreation Center. A total of 41 vendors reviewed the bid package. The recommended bid is Wilson Office Interiors in the amount of $242,764.76, Urban Jungle in the amount of $31,668 and McKinney Office Supply for side tables in the amount of $3,170.77.
Proposals were also received through cooperative agreement contracts as listed below:
Southern Aluminum for tables and table dollies in the amount $29,983.55 as per TXMAS contract #TXMAS-15-71010
KI, Inc. for office desks and chairs in the amount of $124,682.52 per contract NJPA contract #031715
Wilson Office Interiors for stack chairs and lounge furniture in the amount of $13,050.13 per TXMAS contract # TXMAS-3-7110280 and IPA/TCPN contract #R142213.
Chapter 791 of the Texas Government code, also known as the Interlocal Cooperation Contracts Act, authorizes all local governments to contract with each other to perform governmental functions or services including administrative functions normally associated with the operations of government such as purchasing of necessary equipment supplies and services. The City of Grand Prairie does not need to competitively bid items purchased through such agreements as they have already been bid by the sponsoring entity of agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master interlocal cooperative agreements with various entities including TXMAS, NJPA, and BuyBoard.
This item was presented to the Finance and Government on July 18, 2017 and received recommendation for approval by the City Council.
Financial Consideration
Funding for this equipment, in the amount of $445,319.73 is available in the EPIC Capital Projects Fund (320893), WO #01512003 (The EPIC), Office Furniture/Equip (68290).