STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: May 13, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) a one-year master agreement for personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19 with Vira Insight LLC in an estimated amount of $1,872,000 and Karla Alvarado dba Decoraciones Maldonado in an estimated amount of $40,000; and (2) a resolution ratifying the City Manager's emergency purchase of personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19 with Office Depot in the amount of $679,500, Vira Insight LLC in the amount of $663,000, Karla Alvarado dba Decoraciones Maldonado in the amount of $20,000, 3South, LLC in the amount of $179,100, Don Morphy in the amount of $178,180, and Restaurant Equipment Parts Supply in the amount of $37,800 - Total estimated amount of $3,669,580 - Financing: Express Business Center Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master is to establish firm pricing for goods, 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 item allows for the emergency ratification for the purchase of personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19. Personal protective equipment is a main source of protection for emergency responders and public facing City staff. Measures for protecting City staff from exposure to, and infection with, COVID-19 depend on the type of work being performed and exposure risk, including potential for interaction with infectious people and contamination of the work environment. The City is adapting infection control strategies through ...
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