STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: April 12, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a five-year service price agreement for acquisition and distribution of replacement toilets as part of the Water Conservation Strategic Plan for the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability - Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., most advantageous proposer of two - Estimated amount of $1,262,395.30 - 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 the purchase and distribution of replacement residential style high efficiency (1.28 gallons or less per flush) toilets as part of the Water Conservation Strategic Plan. Through this contract the City will offer residents high efficiency toilets to replace older models which require greater water volume to operate. The program is available to qualified Water Utilities' single and multi-family residential customers requesting to participate in the "New Throne for Your Home" program or the low-income Minor Plumbing Repair program. This program is anticipated to distribute approximately 3,000 toilets annually.
A six-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
* Department of Sanitation Services (1)
* Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability (2)
* Water Utilities Department ...
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