TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Suzanne Fisher, Assistant City Manager
THROUGH: Neal de Jesus, Interim City Manager
DATE: September 17, 2019
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APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 WITH KONE, INC. FOR ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES - $14,040
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve Amendment No. 1 with Kone, Inc for elevator maintenance and repair services for an initial five-year term for a not-to-exceed total amount of $14,040 utilizing the U.S. Communities Governmental Purchasing Alliance Cooperative Contract EV2516, and authorize the City Manager to approve renewal options, in the amounts below, contingent upon appropriation of funds.
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach (City) owns and maintains over one hundred City facilities, nine of which contain one or more elevators. Properly functioning and safe elevators are of vital importance for any property owner. Elevators that have been operating for a long time often show signs of wear that can lead to faults or even failure, as was the recent situation with the two elevators located within the Old School Square Parking Garage. The units are in a perpetual state of use and both elevators had reached their engineered lifecycle, as such, it was imperative for the City to modernize both elevators to prevent any interruptions of service to this important location.
At the recommendation of the Purchasing Department, Public Works contacted U.S. Communities, a governmental purchasing cooperative who had established a contract for elevator maintenance, modernization and repair services. Soon after, City Commission approved Resolution No. 49-19 to Kone for the modernization of both elevator systems at the Old School Square Parking Garage; contract No. EV2516.
The option to use the cooperative agreement was twofold, one the City could expedite the project in advance of the next tourist season, and two, the City could terminate an existing elevator maintenance service contract. The ...
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