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 one-year renewal of the contract with Boot Barn, Inc., for discount pricing on protective footwear in the amount of $88,000
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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, offers the City an 18% discount to offset costs associated with the City’s provision of this employee benefit. The total annual cost of the contract is based on the estimated number of employees in positions that require safety boots.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
On February 1, 2022, the 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. The agreement included two optional one-year renewal periods.
The City and Boot Barn have mutually agreed to exercise the first available renewal option. The anticipated expenditures for this renewal are $88,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are budgeted in the operating budgets of the respective departments.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
These services were procured in compliance with the Procurement Policy.
LEGAL REVIEW:
This Agreement will be reviewed and approved as to form and legality by City Attorney, William Sexton.
ALTERNATIVE:
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