STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: October 11, 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 master agreement for the purchase of street de-icing products for the Department of Public Works - NSG Logistics, LLC dba Nebraska Salt & Grain, lowest responsible bidder two - Estimated amount of $364,840.08 - Financing: General Fund
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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.
This master agreement will provide for street de-icing products for the Department of Public Works. The agreement will provide salt and magnesium chloride de-icer to be used by the Department of Public Works in case of inclement weather. The salt and de-icer are mixed with sand and dispensed on City streets by spreader trucks to improve traction when icy weather conditions occur.
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.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On December 12, 2018, the City Council authorized a three-year master agreement for the purchase of deicing chemicals for the Department o...
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