From
Amy Sprinkles
Title
Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract to purchase furniture for $52,209.89 for the Shotwell Library expansion and remodel from Lone Star Furnishings for shelving and end panels, using their BuyBoard Contract #503-16
Presenter
Amy Sprinkles
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
As we expand and remodel the Shotwell Library, we are reusing some furniture, and buying some new furnishings to do the following:
· Clearly divide the space into children’s, teen and adult using furniture, color and layout
· Use furniture and shelving on wheels to facility reorganizing as needed
· Create a children’s library to be a center for early literacy with adjustable floor space (furniture rolls out of the way) for programs and classes.
· Reorganize library floor plan to create an all glass key corner, center aligned entryway, exterior book drop, zones for children, teens and adults, and move staff area to back west wall.
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 BuyBoard.
The BuyBoard is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include hundreds of school districts, municipalities, counties, other local governments, and nonprofits across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendors we use now.
Lone Star Furnishings through their BuyBoard contract #503-16 offers library shelving and end panels.
Financial Consideration
Funding for the purchase of furniture for the Shotwell Library expansion in the amount of $52,210 is ava...
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