From
Logan Bleasdale
Title
Purchase of Fire Alarm monitoring, inspections, and repair services for City buildings from LPS Fire, LLC $98,212 through a national inter-local agreement with TIPS. This agreement will be for an initial term of 7 months, with the option to renew for two additional one year periods totaling $294,636 if all extensions are exercised; and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms
Presenter
Ray Riedinger, Facility Services Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This contract with LPS will be utilized by Facility Services in the procurement of monitoring, inspections (kitchen hoods, fire panels/systems, fire sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers and the emergency lighting), and repair of all systems.
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.
LPS Fire, LLC through their TIPS contract #180204 offers Fire Safety and Security Solutions.
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