Title
Cooperative Purchasing Contract for HVAC Equipment, Supplies, and Installation
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of HVAC equipment, supplies and installation from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Automated Logic Corporation Inc. for the purchase of proprietary HVAC equipment, supplies, and installation for a term of three years under BuyBoard contract 720-23, 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
Shelia Anderson, General Services
David Wolfe, General Services
Explanation
§ General Services requires critical building control equipment, supplies, and services for the maintenance of city-owned facilities.
§ This cooperative will allow the city to purchase a full line of proprietary HVAC equipment, supplies, HVAC controls, software and monitoring systems, air handling products, indoor air quality products, and all necessary services related to maintenance, repair and installation.
§ 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 can leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Annual aggregate expenditures are estimated to be $1,000,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a cooperative purchasing contract and is exempt from the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Services Operating Budget and General Capital Investment Plan