Title
Contracts for Street and Building Maintenance Equipment and Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of HVAC products, heavy roadway paving equipment, and maintenance services from cooperative contracts,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Trane US, Inc. for the purchase of HVAC products and maintenance services for a term ending August 31, 2027, under OMNIA Partners contract #3341, and
C. Approve a unit price contract with Cemen Tech, Inc. for the purchase of heavy roadway paving equipment and maintenance services for a term ending August 1,2026, under Sourcewell contract #060122-CMT, and
D. 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 contracts.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Marcy Mars, General Services
Explanation
* These contracts will be utilized for the purchase of HVAC equipment and related products, and heavy roadway paving equipment and maintenance services which are required by city departments to maintain city streets and 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:
- Trane USA, Inc. $500,000
- Cemen Tech. Inc. $235,000
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are cooperative purchasing contracts and are exempt (Part A: Appendix 1.27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Various Departments' Operating Bu...
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