Title
Citywide Safety Shoes Cooperative Purchasing Contracts
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of safety shoes from cooperative contracts,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Cintas for the purchase of safety shoes for a term of one year under OMNIA Partners Contract R-BB-19002,
C. Approve a unit price contract with W. W. Grainger for the purchase of safety shoes for a term of one year under OMNIA Partners Contract 192163, and
D. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contracts for additional one-year terms as long as the cooperative contracts are in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contracts.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Kay Elmore, General Services
Explanation
§ City employees in various departments are required to wear safety shoes to comply with regulations established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and city safety guidelines.
§ G.S. 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.
§ Total annual expenditures are estimated to be $300,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are cooperative purchasing contracts and are exempt (Part A: Appendix 27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Various Departments’ Operating Budgets