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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE LINKING AGREEMENT WITH CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS SALES & RENTALS, INC., FOR THE PURCHASE OF RADIO PARTS AND SERVICES
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 City Manager to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the Linking Agreement with Creative Communications Sales & Rentals, Inc., Contract No. C-10281, for an increase of $37,500 to a not to exceed amount of $75,000 for the entire term of the Agreement, for the purchase of radio parts and services, and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at the City Manager's discretion, for an additional one-year renewal.
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Background
Creative Communications Sales & Rentals, Inc. was awarded a bid by the State of Arizona to provide installation and repair of two-way radios. Contract No. ADSPO13-036833, was awarded by the State of Arizona on November 29, 2013, and is effective through November 28, 2016, with the option for a single one-year renewal.
On September 25, 2015, the city entered into a Linking Agreement for radio parts and service with Creative Communications Sales & Rentals, Inc., Contract No. C-10281, in an amount not to exceed $37,500, utilizing the State of Arizona, Contract No. ADSPO13-036833.
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 2-149...
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