Title
Electrical Supplies and Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of electrical supplies and equipment from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with WESCO Distribution, Inc. for the purchase of electrical supplies and equipment for a term of four years under Omnia Partners Contract #R240809, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
John Mrzygod, General Services
Explanation
§ The city is responsible for the operations and maintenance of municipal facilities, structures, and assets including offices, warehouses, storage spaces, vehicle maintenance facilities, communication towers, cultural facilities, and public safety facilities.
§ Key items to be purchased include but are not limited to:
- Ballasts and bulbs,
- Safety switches,
- Conduit of all varieties and cable fittings,
- Enclosures and boxes (metallic and non-metallic), and
- Transformers.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise that can be utilized on a local, regional, and national level.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $250,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Cooperative purchasing contracts leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve the city conducting a bidding process and are thus exempt from CBI Program goals. Subcontracting opportunities are typically not feasible under cooperative purchasing arrangements.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Services Operating Budget and General Capital Investment Plan