sr-092882-6qPU;ftNA;fMj Santa Monica, Ca7.iforni.a
Council Meeting 9t~~.$i82
SAP 2 8 1982
Ttl; MAYCIR AAlD CITY Ct1lS~lC:f.i...
FROM ; CITY STAFr•
it.1RJF..CT; RecnMMendati.nn 7n Award Rid For Fire Hydrants
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:Cnttodut_tian
Y'his repnr•t cancern=.; award o•;' bi.c{ for iDil bronze fire hydrants in
the tota'i aMOUnt of b33,t31l3.0'I a.nr_iudiny app:i9.cable sales tax ,
Purchases wall be charged to warehouse account nuMber ~;.-'r'S`;••••2UD
DDD-DDD,~{Water 7b and wil:i be expensed as needed,
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lac kclro ul~,d.
Its response to published Platice Inviting Rids tpu{alished t~-•19•-8~') to
furnish and deliver iDD bronze Fire hydrants in accordance with Gi•ry
spec ifica•rinrrs, ba.dc; were received and pubiicly opened anti react nn
SepteMber 'y, I9t3?, Pr opnsai fnrMS were Mailed to ;?7 vendors an;:i
notices were advertised in accordanr_e with City L"hatter acrd
Municipal Code pr•ovisi.ons. CDne pr opasai war; received Fr•oM JaMe~:>
Janes CoMpany, in the tnta7. aMOUnt Hated above,
The Janes Co, is the only known West Coast Manu•Facturer of brnnr.~s,
fire hydrants, pthet Han-ioca7.iy Manufactured bronze hydrants May
be available, It was felt wnrth the igidci:ing ef•Fort to •kry to
establish sable coMpetition oblong other suppliers, p{•rviousl.y they
did not feel that this was the tiMe to r_oMpete,
RcacoMMendation
It is recaMMended that the award be Made to JaMes Janes, Co., an
MRE, E.l Monte, California, in the total aMOUnt of ~;33,F3i8,D't
including tax, as the 7.awest and best bidrlet.
Prepared Fry; R, N, Aranoff, flirertor of Purchasing
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