TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Hassan Hadjimiry, Utilities Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: September 22, 2020
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 39-20 TO RATIFY AN AGREEMENT WITH SAFETY PRODUCTS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF SAFETY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED BY THE CITY MANAGER PURSUANT TO THE EMERGENCY PURCHASING AND PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN RESOLUTION 76-20 AS WELL AS CHAPTER 95 OF THE DELRAY BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve Resolution No. 39-20 to ratify an agreement with Safety Products, Inc. for Safety Supplies and Equipment previously executed by the City Manager pursuant to the emergency purchasing and procurement procedures outlined in Resolution 76-20 as well as Chapter 95 of the Delray Beach Code of Ordinances in the estimated amount of $200,000; and authorize the City Manager to approve renewal options in the amounts below, contingent upon appropriation of funds.
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Background:
Pursuant to the authority in Chapter 95 of the Delray Beach Code of Ordinance, the City Manager is authorized to execute the necessary agreements during the state of emergency where such expenditure does not exceed $150,000. March 24, 2020 Resolution 76-20 was executed by the City Manage and later ratified by City Commission, authorizing emergency purchasing and procurement procedures and suspending certain codes, rules, and regulations related to purchasing and procurement. Pursuant to that authority, the City Manager executed the Safety Products, Inc. agreement for the purchase of safety supplies and equipment.
The City of Delray Beach requires an agreement to keep workers safe, and to comply with local, state and federal safety regulations. In addition, bargaining unit terms require the purchase of safety equipment such as, but not limited to, safety glasses for eye protection, traffic cones and road signs, foot protection, and coolers. The contract is val...
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