STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: December 13, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service price agreement for citywide emergency generator maintenance and repairs - Genserve LLC dba. LJ Power, Inc., lowest responsible bidder of two - Estimated amount of $734,185 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This service price agreement will provide for emergency generator maintenance and repairs for citywide use. Each year, an annual preventative maintenance service schedule is performed, followed by a quarterly preventative maintenance service schedule to ensure optimal operation of each serviced generator. Repair services are provided when there is a deficiency which would impede the generator from performing at optimum efficiency.
As part of the solicitation process and in an effort to increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services used its procurement system to send out email notifications to vendors registered under relevant commodity codes. To further increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services uses historical solicitation information, the Internet, and vendor contact information obtained from user departments to contact additional vendors.
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