Title
Citywide Maintenance, Repair, and Operating Supplies
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Lowe’s Home Centers LLC for the purchase of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies for a term of one year under OMNIA Partners contract #R240805,
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
Explanation
§ City departments require various maintenance, repair, and operating supplies for daily operations, including but not limited to hardware, hand tools, material handling products, motor and hydraulic parts, lighting, pumps, fasteners, lumber, and appliances.
§ NC General Statute 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 expenditures are estimated to be $200,000.
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