STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 22, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 14
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the purchase of stage lighting equipment for the multiform theater at the Latino Cultural Center for the Office of Arts and Culture with Barbizon Light of the Rockies, Inc. through the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement - Not to exceed $142,333.25 - Financing: Office of Cultural Affairs Gifts and Donations Fund
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BACKGROUND
This purchase will provide for stage lighting equipment for the multiform theater at the Latino Cultural Center (LCC). The theater is scheduled for completion in late 2022 and funds for these betterments are from fundraising associated with the consolidated capital campaign for the theater by the City and the two resident Latinx Theater companies, Cara Mia Theatre Company, and Teatro Hispano de Dallas.
Opened in 2003, LCC is a multidisciplinary arts center and regional catalyst for the preservation, development and promotion of Latino and Hispanic arts and culture. The LCC was designed by Ricardo and Victor Legorreta and includes the Oak Farms Dairy Performance Hall (a 300-seat theater), a gallery, sculpture courtyards, a multipurpose room, and a plaza for outdoor events. A contract for the expansion design, using available funding from the 2006 Bond Funds, was approved by City Council on February 13, 2019. The expansion, which includes a multi-form theater, and the resident company agreements address priorities related to equity, diversity, space, support for artists, and a sustainable arts ecosystem as identified in the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018, adopted by City Council on November 28, 2018.
To fulfill strategies and tactics identified in the Dallas Cultural Plan 2018, the Office of Arts and Culture worked with two professional Latinx theater companies, Cara Mia Theatre Company (CMTC) and Teatro Hispano de Dallas (TD), each of which has a long history of creating impactful theater in Dallas and beyond, to develop Resident Company Use Agreements. These agreements were approved unanimously by City Council in December 2019, and made the LCC the only municipal arts center in the United States to boast two professional resident Latinx theater companies, setting a new standard for equitable representation for Latinx theater in the nation. A mutual obligation of the Resident Company Use Agreements was a commitment to a consolidated capital campaign by Office of Arts and Culture leadership, CMTC, and TD with a $500,000.00 goal for betterments to the new multi-form theater space and supporting areas.
The Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement is authorized by Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Subchapter F, Chapter 271, Texas Local Government Code. Section 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code which authorizes a local government to participate in a Cooperative Purchasing Program with another local government or a local cooperative organization.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On August 11, 2021, City Council authorized the acceptance of donations from the Communities Foundation of Texas on behalf of various contributors to the Latino Cultural Center Consolidated Capital Campaign by Resolution No. 21-1235.
FISCAL INFORMATION
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Fund |
FY 2021 |
FY 2022 |
Future Years |
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Office of Cultural Affairs Gifts and Donations Fund |
$142,333.25 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
M/WBE INFORMATION
In accordance with the City’s Business Inclusion and Development Policy adopted on September 23, 2020, by Resolution No. 20-1430, as amended, the M/WBE participation on this contract is as follows:
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Contract Amount |
Procurement Category |
M/WBE Goal |
M/WBE % |
M/WBE $ |
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$142,333.25 |
Goods |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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• The Business Inclusion and Development Policy does not apply to Cooperative Purchasing Agreements. |
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• Barbizon Light of the Rockies, Inc. - Non-local; Workforce - 0.00% Local |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
Method of Evaluation for Award Type:
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Cooperative Purchasing Agreement |
• Cooperative purchasing agreements enable the City to associate with State agencies, other local governments, or local cooperative organizations comprised of other state and local governments, to leverage market buying power and enable the City to purchase goods or services at lower prices |
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• The cooperative purchasing agreement is an alternative method of meeting the requirements for competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals, not an exception from that requirement |
OWNER
Barbizon Light of the Rockies, Inc.
8269 East 23rd Avenue, Suite 111
Denver, CO 80238
Tom Madden, Chief Executive Officer