SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Fortiline, Inc. of Tampa, FL, in the annual amount of $50,000.00, with the option for two, one-year term extensions for the purchase of manhole rings and covers (ITB 19-16) effective June 2, 2016, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
In response to the request for proposal ITB 19-16, five were received on May 3, 2016. Fortiline, Inc. represented the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for manhole rings and covers.
Fortiline, Inc. will provide standard and hinged Manhole Rings and Covers, Standard Clean Out Rings and FD Covers, and Sanitary Valve Boxes and FG Covers. These items provide access for maintenance purposes in the Wastewater Collection system.
The contract will be effective for an initial one-year period in the annual amount of $50,000.00, with two, one-year renewal options. Years two and three allow for cost increases based on the Producer Price Index for (PPI#101 Iron and Steel). Renewal prices shall be firm for at least one year.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0421-01346-550400-535-000-0000 $ 16,000.00 FY 15/16
0421-01346-550400-535-000-0000 $ 34,000.00 FY 16/17
Sufficient funding is available in the Water and Sewer Utility Fund operating cost center 0421-01346, Wastewater Collection, in the amount of $16,000.00 to fund the current fiscal year’s cost of the contract. The funding for the remaining balance of $34,000.00 will be included in the Water and Sewer recommended operating budget from the director.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS:
N/A