Title
Fire Alarm Systems, Equipment, and Services for City Facilities
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of facility fire alarm systems, equipment, and related services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP for the purchase of fire detection, sprinkler, and suppression systems and other building automation equipment and services for a term of three years under Sourcewell contract #121024- JHN, 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 contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
John Mrzygod, General Services
Explanation
§ This contract will be used to purchase fire alarm systems, equipment, and related services to help ensure the safety of employees across all city facilities.
§ 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.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $2,000,000.
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: Various Departments’ Operating Budgets