Submitted By: Chris Watt
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Presentation By: Chris Watt
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Department: Human Resources and Risk Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve award of three-year contract to Boot Barn, Inc. for the provision of discount pricing on protective footwear for City employees in the amount of $150,000
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Fiscally Sustainable.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The current collective bargaining agreement between the City of Ocala and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, approved by City Council on September 28, 2021, states that the City will provide a pair of boots annually to all employees whose job classification requires it as a condition of employment. The cost to the City shall not exceed $300 per pair of boots.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
As a local store option, the Boot Barn has agreed to increase our discount to 18% for City of Ocala employees to obtain work boots. The total annual cost of the contract is based on total 2021 expenditures at Boot Barn in the amount of $36,974.04
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are budgeted in the operating budgets of the respective departments.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
The contract has been reviewed and approved in compliance with the City’s procurement policies.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The contract will be approved by the City Attorney, Robert W. Batsel, Jr. for form and legality.
ALTERNATIVE:
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