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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Blanket Purchase Order Renewing The Agreement Between Airgas, Inc. DBA Airgas USA, LLC And The City Of Hollywood For The Supply Of Liquid Oxygen For An Estimated Annual Expenditure Of $304,303.50.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Public Utilities requires an agreement for the supply of pure liquid oxygen in order to maintain the wastewater treatment process in the event of mechanical failures resulting in prolonged shutdown of the facility.
The Department of Public Utilities operates and maintains an oxygen generation cryogenic plant as an integral and necessary part of operating the Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The City of Fort Lauderdale awarded through the competitive bid process Bid Number 442-11330 for the supply of liquid oxygen to Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP for a one (1) year period with the option to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year periods.
The first renewal term was administratively approved by the City of Fort Lauderdale on December 4, 2014.
The second renewal term was administratively approved by the City of Fort Lauderdale on April 14, 2016.
Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP merged into Airgas, Inc. in October of 2016.
The third and final renewal term was approved by the City of Commission of the City of Fort Lauderdale on April 11, 2017.
On April 2, 2014, the City Commission of Hollywood passed and adopted Resolution Number R-2014-080 which authorized the issuance of a blanket purchase order, in accordance with City of Fort Lauderdale Bid Number 442-11330 for a one (1) year period with the option to renew for three (3) additional one (1) year periods.
On December 3, 2014, the City Commission of Hollywood passed and adopted Resolution Number R-2014-360 which authorized the first one (1) renewal period.
On December 17, 2015, the City Manager approved City Manager Memo Number PR-16-064 which authorized the second one (1) year renewal period.
On October 31, 2016 the City issued blanket purchase order number B002946 to Airgas, Inc. DBA Airgas USA, LLC replacing the previous blanket purchase order with Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP due to the merger of the companies.
Section 38.48 (C) (1) of the Purchasing Ordinance provides that, when a contract entered into by the city pursuant to City Commission approval provides for one or more renewals by affirmative action of the city and the estimated annual cost of a renewal exceeds $250,000, only the City Commission is authorized to approve such renewals.
The Director of Public Utilities and the Director of Procurement & Contract Compliance recommend that the City Commission approve the attached Blanket Purchase Order to Airgas, Inc DBA Airgas USA, LLC, for the third and final one (1) year renewal term for the purchase of pure liquid oxygen in an estimated annual amount of $304,303.50.
Funding for the attached blanket purchase order has been provided for in the fiscal year 2017 budget in the Department of Public Utilities Account Number 42.4041.00000.536.005233.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir Ishmael, City Manager
George R. Keller, Jr., ACM, Finance and Administration
Gus Zambrano, ACM, Sustainable Development
Steve Joseph, Director, Public Utilities
Paul Bassar, Director & Contract Compliance, Director