REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Issuance of a Blanket Purchase Order for Cooperative Purchase of Industrial and Commercial Supplies (F18-249)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested for the issuance of a blanket purchase order to award a contract to Grainger of West Sacramento in an amount not to exceed $200,000 for the purchase of industrial and commercial supplies as required by the City, and to authorize the City Manager to increase the not to exceed amount to the amount of the budgeted appropriations and to renew the purchase order for up to four additional one-year periods if pricing and service remain acceptable.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC), City Council approval is required for contracts for the procurement of goods and services exceeding $100,000 in any one transaction.
Further, Section 2.08.220(b) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code authorizes the purchasing officer to direct the city's participation with one or more governmental, public or quasi-public agencies in a cooperative agreement for the procurement of goods and/or services, provided that at least one of the agencies has solicited bids.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Grainger has been a provider of industrial and commercial supplies such as lighting, restroom fixtures and supplies, and tool attachments to the City of Sunnyvale since 2005. Grainger recently entered into a cooperative procurement agreement, a ValuePoint Master Agreement (Attachment 1), with the State of California as a participant in the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). This a...
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