TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Steven Chapman, Interim Chief Purchasing Officer
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: April 5, 2016
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CONTRACT AWARD TO STROBES-R-US TO PROVIDE AND INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EQUIPMENT
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve an award to Strobes-R-Us, utilizing Broward County Sheriff’s Office Contract # 13104030, for multiple purchases and installations of emergency lights and equipment, for an amount not to exceed $188,000 for fiscal year 2016 and to accept Whelen products as a City Standard in accordance with Code of Ordinances Sections 36.02(C)(6)(B) "City Standard," 36.02(C)(7) “Utilization of Other Governmental Entities’ Contracts,” and 36.03(B) “Multiple Acquisitions From Vendor Exceeding Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) in Any Fiscal Year.”
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Background:
The Delray Beach Police and Fire Departments use Whelen emergency lights and equipment. There are but a handful of emergency light manufacturers offering the level of products required, and after having experienced problems with many of the other manufacturers, the Police and Fire Departments are requesting to make Whelen products a City Standard.
Problems experienced with other manufacturers include, but are not limited to, faded lenses, circuit board failures, water intrusion which damages lights and circuit boards, failure of lights turning on, and failure of lights turning off.
Even to this day, we continue to deal with problems related to inferior products that were purchased in the past.
Reliability with emergency lights and warning systems is paramount to Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and the public’s safety, especially when First Responders are answering emergency calls. Whelen has been producing emergency lighting since 1952, and is the only US manufacturer of emergency warning equipment to still manufacture its products entirely in the United States. Standardizing on a single ...
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