Submitted By: Devan Kikendall
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Presentation By: Devan Kikendall
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Department: Human Resources and Risk Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve additional expenditures under the agreement with Boot Barn for protective footwear in the amount of $79,000
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
Annually, the City of Ocala (City) provides a pair of boots to all employees whose job classification requires it as a condition of employment.
Boot Barn, Inc., a local vendor, has increased the City’s product discount to 18% so that the City can provide this benefit to its employees. The total annual cost of the contract is based on the estimated number of employees in positions that require safety boots. The cost to the City shall not exceed $300 per pair of boots.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
On February 1, 2022, City Council approved the award of a three-year contract to Boot Barn, Inc., Contract No. RSK/211168, for the provision of discount pricing on protective footwear for City employees with an estimated aggregate expenditure of $150,000 for the initial term. Expenditures under Contract No. RSK/211168 have now reached $133,881.25. Staff anticipates that an additional $79,000 is necessary to cover anticipated expenditures through the end of the contract term, February 1, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are budgeted in the operating budgets of the respective departments.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
The underlying Agreement was approved as to form and legality by former City Attorney, Robert W. Batsel, Jr.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The contract was approved by former City Attorney, Robert W. Batsel, Jr. for form and legality.
ALTERNATIVE:
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