Title
Elevator Equipment, Maintenance, and Repair Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of elevator equipment, maintenance, and repair services from cooperative contracts,
B. Approve unit price contracts for the purchase of elevator equipment, maintenance, and repair services for a term of three years under the Sourcewell cooperative program with the following vendors:
− Schindler Elevator Corporation (Contract #080420-SCH),
− ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation (Contract #080420-TKE), and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contracts for additional 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 contacts.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Kay Elmore, General Services
Explanation
§ City facilities have numerous elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. In addition to routine maintenance, each one requires immediate response in the event of failure.
§ 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 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 $7,000,000.
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