S38-E25624-H - Approve the purchase of floor cleaning equipment through the Houston Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the amount of $253,973.15 for the Houston Airport System.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Houston Airport System and the City Purchasing Agent recommend that City Council approve the purchase of floor cleaning equipment through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the amount of $253,973.15 for the Houston Airport System and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to the H-GAC contractor, Nilfisk, Inc. The floor cleaning equipment will be used to strip wax, remove dirt and debris and to prepare the floors for waxing to create floor protection and shine at the George Bush Intercontinental and the William P. Hobby Airports.
This purchase consists of seven walk behind burnishers, five riding scrubbers, five walk behind scrubbers, three riding burnishers, two carpet extractors, and a riding sweeper. The new floor cleaning equipment will come with a 12-month warranty on workmanship and parts and the life expectancy is ten years. The new flooring equipment will be additions to the Department’s inventory.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the Department is utilizing an Interlocal or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Attachment: MWBE zero percent goal-document provided by the Office of Business Opportunity
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Calvin D. Wells, City Purchasing Agent Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division