Item 6-F

Council Meeting: August 17, 1999 Santa Monica, California

 

 

TO: Mayor and City Council

FROM: City Staff

SUBJECT: Recommendation to Award Purchase Order to Office Depot to Furnish, Deliver and Install Miscellaneous Office Work Space Furnishings

 

Introduction

This report recommends award of purchase order to furnish, deliver and install modular work stations, partitions, overhead storage bins and file cabinets for the Municipal Division, City Attorney=s Office, in the total amount of $29,675.13, including applicable sales tax.

Background

The new work space furnishings are more efficient and will replace existing furniture that is bulky, outdated and does not meet the functional requirements of the Municipal Division in the City Attorney=s Office.

Staff recommends that the work space furnishings be purchased from Office Depot under the cooperative purchasing provisions of the County of Los Angeles contract number 55351 effective 11/1/97 through 10/31/99. The County=s procurement contract process meets the City=s criteria for joint purchasing under the provisions of Section 2.24.080 of the City Municipal Code.

Budget/Financial Impact

Fiscal Year 1999-00 appropriation authority for this purchase is in Capital Improvement account number C01055698.589000, AReconfigure City Attorney=s Office@.

Recommendation

It is recommended that a purchase order be made to Office Depot in the total amount of $29,675.13, including applicable sales tax.

Prepared By:

Diane Howell, Buyer

Iris Stein, Office Administrator, City Attorney=s Office

Pam Wortham, Purchasing Agent