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Council Meet~ng: June 27, 1995 Santa Monica, Cal~fornia
JUN 2 7 1995
TO Mayor and Clty Council
FROM: Clty Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Award Bid to Furnish and Dellver Cotton
Rags and Towels, Bld #2528
Introductlon
ThlS report concerns award of bid to furnlsh and deliver cotton
rags and towels at speclf~ed unit prices, plus applicable sales
tax, with two one-year renewal optlons.
Backqround
In response to publlshed Notices Invltlng Bids (publ ished May 16
and 17, 1995) to furnish and dellver cotton rags and towels 1n
accordance with Clty specifications, blds were rece~ved and
publicly opened and read on May 30, 1995. Proposal forms were
ma~led to twelve vendors and notices were advertised In accordance
wlth Clty Charter and Munlclpal Code provislons. Six proposals
were received as follows:
PRICE PER POUND
VENDOR COTTON RAGS TURKISH TOWELS
KWIK Distrlbuting $ .82* No bld
Acme Wiping Materlals $ .87 $1. 00
Nigam, Inc (WMBE) $ .89 $1.01
Sandler Brothers Inc $ .90 $1. 00
Ray Lotto Industrial Wlplng Rags $ .92 $1. 59
A&A Wiping Cloth Co. Inc. $1. 20 $ .92*
*denotes low bld JUN 2 7 1995
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The cotton rags and turkish towels are used by various C~ty
departments for cleanlng.
The bid submitted by Kwik D~stributlng ~s non-responslve KWlk
Distrlbuting Uno bidl1 the towels. In FY 94 /95 , a contract was
awarded to this vendor for cotton rags. Upon del~very, the product
was found to be unsat~sfactory and the contract was subsequently
cancelled. Based on estimated usage of turkish towels, staff does
not bel~eve ~t is econom~cally advantageous to the City to split
the bit award. Staff has evaluated the bid subm~tted by Acme
W~plng Mater~als and f~nds that it meets City specificat~ons.
Budget/Financial Impact
Fiscal Year 1995-96 approprlation authority for this purchase lS
in the maintenance accounts of varlOUS departments As the
materials are drawn out of inventory, they will be expensed against
available FY 1995-96 appropriation authority.
Recommendatlon
It lS recommended that the b~d submltted by KWlk Distr~buting be
rejected and award of Bld #2528 be made to Acme Wiping Materials at
spec~fied unit prices, plus applicable sales tax, with two one-year
renewal options, as the lowest responslble bidder.
Prepared By' Pam Wortham, Purchas~ng Agent
D~ane Howell, Buyer
6/21/95
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