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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/10/2019

BACKGROUND

Multiple departments within the city currently utilize Lowe’s to purchase a multitude of parts and tools for daily operational tasks.

Lowe’s is a contracted vendor with the OMNIA Partners/LowesForPros Cooperative which. gives public entities the advantage of leveraging the cooperative’s ability to obtain bulk discounts by utilizing contracts that were competitively procured by other entities, combined with the ease of online, web-based shopping and ordering. Purchases under cooperative programs meet the requirements under the Texas Local Government Purchasing Code rule for cooperative purchases as adopted by the City of Schertz Resolution 11-R-41 on August 30, 2011.

The City’s practice is to seek authorization from Council when expenditures with a vendor are expected to exceed $50,000.00 in one fiscal year. To date, the total amount spent with Lowe’s is approximately $44,375.00 for Fiscal Year 2018 – 2019. Staff is seeking approval to spend a not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 for additional goods and/or services.

GOAL

To gain authorization from Council for expenditures not to exceed $55,000 to avoid work slowdowns and/or stoppages for the remainder of FY18-19.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Parts and Tools obtained from Lowe's allow the City to remain operational for day-to-day activities with minimal slow downs and/or stoppages.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends the approval to spend a not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 for additional goods and/or services.

FISCAL IMPACT

A not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 for additional goods and/or services.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the approval to spend a not to exceed amount of $55,000.00 for additional goods and/or services.

Attachments
Resolution 19-R-125