Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval to Participate in the Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #020923-MTQ for Portable Construction Equipment.
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Submitted By: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer I
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer I
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Multiquip Inc., a foreign profit corporation authorized to do business in the State of Florida
3. Purpose: This Contract provides for the purchase of Portable Generators to provide power to the City of Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department ("USD")-owned lift stations during power outages.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New
5. Duration: One-time purchase.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The purchase of portable generators ensures continuity of operations pertaining to sewer service during power outages.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): The one-time expenditure for four generators is $278,121.60. Future expenditures will be appropriated in the approved budget for each fiscal year.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve participating in Sourcewell Corporate Contract #020923-MTQ, per Chapter 35.08(a)(9)(a) (cooperative exception), with Multiquip Inc., for the purchase of Portable Construction Equipment.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve participating in the Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #020923-MTQ.
2. Move that the Council not approve participating in the Sourcewell Cooperative Contract and provide staff with direction.
Background: The USD requests to purchase four 125 KVA Portable Generators to provide a redundancy for power at its lift stations. The USD enacted a program which replaces those (aging) surplused units with new units. This purchase is consistent with the replac...
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