Subject:
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Award of bid to Designlab, Inc. for requirements of uniforms.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Reject the bids from Aramark Uniform Services and ServiceWear Apparel as non-responsive for not meeting bid requirements.
Approve the award of bid to Designlab, Inc. for requirements of uniforms.
Bid No. 167-0241-B (JJ) in the annual amount of $284,791.49 for a sixty (60) month total of $1,423,957.45 on the basis of being the lowest responsive responsible bid received meeting specifications.
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Strategic Plan:
Create a Quality Workforce in a Positive, Supportive Organization
1.3 Make workforce safety and wellness a priority
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.2 Be responsible stewards of the public’s resources
Summary:
The purpose of this contract is to provide uniforms for County staff. In order to ensure uniform requirements are achieved by this contract, a “Uniform Procurement Committee” was formed consisting of several departments who provided input pertaining to uniform specifications.
Background Information:
Decisions reached by the Uniform Procurement Committee were predicated on the County Uniform Policy as established by the Human Resource Department.
On June 9, 2017, the Purchasing Department released an invitation to bid with the intent to establish a contract for the purchase of uniforms. The contract has provision for unit price adjustments at twelve (12) month intervals after award based on the average of the Consumer Price Index.
This contract with Designlab, Inc. will have an effective date of August 20, 2017 and will continue through to August 19, 2022.
Fiscal Impact:
Estimated sixty (60) month expenditure not to exceed: $1,423,957.45
Estimated annual expenditure not to exceed: $284,791.49
Funding is derived from the operating budgets of requesting departments.
Staff Member Responsible:
Randi Kim, Director, Utilities
Paul Cozzie, Director, Parks & Conservation Resources
Rahim Harji, Director, Public Works
Andrew Pupke, Director, Real Estate Management
Joe Lauro, Director, Purchasing
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Bid Tabulation