TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMER 19, 2015
Committee on procurement
Mr. David St. Pierre, Executive Director
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Authority to award Contract 16-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, Group A to Bushnell Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $8,457.50, and Group B to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC in an amount not to exceed $28,584.04, Account 101-20000-623570
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Dear Sir:
On September 17, 2015, the Board of Commissioners authorized the Director of Procurement and Materials Management to advertise for bids, Contract 16-003-11, Furnish and Deliver Laboratory Disposable Gloves and Flexible Tubing to Various Locations for a One (1) Year Period, beginning approximately January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2016.
In response to a public advertisement of October 7, 2015, a bid opening was held on October 20, 2015. The bid tabulation for this contract is:
Group A: LABORATORY TUBING
Bushnell Incorporated *$8,457.50
FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLC *$24,582.50
THOMAS SCIENTIFIC, INC. $26,848.00
COLONIAL SCIENTIFIC, INC. $37,995.00
ATLAS & ASSOCIATES, INC. *$83,550.00
GROUP B: LABORATORY GLOVES
FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLC *$28,584.04
THOMAS SCIENTIFIC, INC. $40,877.06
SHEPARD MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. $62,809.02
COLONIAL SCIENTIFIC, iNC. $114,938.80
ATLAS & ASSOCIATES, INC. *$233,289.33
*corrected total
Five hundred and thirty three (533) companies were notified of this contract being advertised and twenty-seven (27) companies requested specifications.
Bushnell Incorporated, the lowest responsible bidder for Group A, is proposing to perform the contract in accordance with the specifications. The estimated cost for Group A of this contract is $9,000.00, placing the total bid of $8,457.50, approximately 6.0 percent below the estimate.
Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder for Group B, is proposing to perform the contract in accordance with the specifications. The estimated cost for Group B of this contract is $50,000.00, placing the total bid of $28,584.04, approximately 43.0 percent below the estimate.
The Multi-Project Labor Agreement (MPLA) is not applicable to this contract because it is primarily a furnish and deliver contract.
The Affirmative Action Ordinance, Revised Appendix D was not included in this contract because it is primarily a furnish and deliver contract
In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that the Director of Procurement and Materials Management be authorized to award Contract 16-003-11, Group A to Bushnell Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $8,457.50, and Group B to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $28,584.04.
Purchase orders will be issued for the material as required. Payment will be based on the unit cost as indicated in the contract documents. No bid deposit is required for this contract.
Funds are being requested in 2016, in Account 101-20000-623570, and are contingent on the Board of Commissioners’ approval of the District’s budget for that year.
Recommended, Darlene A. LoCascio, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, DAL:SEB:CD:tc
Respectfully Submitted, Barbara J. McGowan, Chairman Committee on Procurement
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for November 19, 2015
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