STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: October 26, 2022
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 master agreement for the purchase of temporary traffic signs, permanent signposts, and installation hardware for permanent signs for various departments - Dallas Lite & Barricade, only bidder - Estimated amount of $439,743.23 - Financing: General Fund ($69,798.00) Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($361,945.23), and Stormwater Drainage Management-Operations Fund ($8,000.00)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement 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. We anticipate the following City departments will use this agreement:
* Department of Code Compliance
* Department of Transportation
* Water Utilities Department
This master agreement will provide for the purchase of temporary traffic signs, permanent signposts, and installation hardware for permanent signs to be utilized by various departments.
Examples of temporary traffic signs include:
* Directional signs.
* Lane warning signs
* Lane information signs
* High pressure water main
* Roadway construction
* Temporary information and regulations
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 infor...
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