AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF FIRE SYSTEM SUPPORT REPAIR AND REPLACE SERVICES FROM CLIMATEC, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS CLIMATEC BTG
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the Acting City Manager to enter into a linking agreement with Climatec, LLC., doing business as (dba) Climatec BTG, for the cooperative purchase of fire system support repair and replace services, in an amount not to exceed $210,000 for the entire term of the agreement which ends on September 21, 2016.
Background
The agreement with Climatec BTG will be utilized for fire sprinkler and suppression testing for both wet and dry systems as required by National Fire Protection Act standards. Climatec BTG will also provide support, repair and maintain the city's fire suppression systems within city- owned buildings.
Climatec BTG was awarded a bid by Arizona State University for Fire System Support Repair/Replace Services and staff is requesting to utilize the cooperative purchase with Strategic alliance for Volume Expenditure (SAVE). SAVE is a consortium of local municipalities, in which Glendale is a member. Agreement RFP #171201 was awarded on September 22, 2011 and ends September 21, 2016.
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools, colleges and universities in Arizona to use a contract that was competitively procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to take advantage of volume pricing. The Glendale City Code authorizes cooperative purchases when the solicitation process utilized complies with the intent of Glendale's procurement processes. This cooperative purchase is compliant with Chapter 2, Article V, Division 2, Section 2-1...
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