ORDINANCE NO. 250632
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Sponsor: Director of General Services Department
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a term and supply contract (EV3960) that will exceed $1,000,000.00 with Weis Fire & Safety, LLC to provide Personal Protective Equipment for the Fire Department; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend the Contract; and authorizing the Fire Chief to expend $1,016,675.00 from previously appropriated funds.
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WHEREAS, after a solicitation waiver, the City awarded a term and supply contract to Weis Fire & Safety, LLC to provide specialized EMS PPE gear for the Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department will purchase five hundred (500) sets of Innotex Tech Rescue EMS Coats and Pants from current appropriations within the Fire Sales Tax - Capital Fund in the amount of $1,016,675.00; and
WHEREAS, under the Contract, Contractor provides specialized EMS PPE gear and the cost will exceed $1,000,000.00; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3-41, Code of Ordinances, the City Council must authorize contracts in excess of $1,000,000.00; and
WHEREAS, because of continued need for uniformity in all Fire Department’s operations and to minimize additional training costs, this is now sole brand purchase (after the initial solicitation) pursuant to Section 3-1 (22), Code of Ordinances; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Manager of Procurement Services is authorized to execute a term and supply contract (EV3960) that will exceed $1,000,000.00 with Weis Fire & Safety, LLC to provide Personal Protective Equipment for the Fire Department. A copy of the Agreement is on file in the Manager of Procurement Services Office.
Section 2. That the Manager of Procurement Services is authorized to amend and extend the contract for up to five (5) additional one (1) year terms without additional council authorization.
Section 3. That the Fire Chief is authorized to expend $1,016,675.00 from funds appropriated to Account No. 26-2301-231405-634120 to purchase specialized EMS PPE gear.
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The City has no financial obligation under both this Ordinance and Contract until the Manager of Procurement Services issues a purchase order which shall be signed by the City’s Director of Finance certifying there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment will be made, each sufficient to meet the obligated incurred in the purchase order.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form:
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James M. Brady
Assistant City Attorney