Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR A BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER TO SHERWIN WILLIAMS COMPANY FOR PURCHASE OF PAINT AND PAINTING SUPPLIES FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (CITY COUNCIL).
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I. SUMMARY
City Council approval is requested to authorize the Purchasing Department to appropriate funds to a Blanket Purchase Order ("BPO") agreement for Sherwin Williams Company totaling $100,000, which will exceed the City Manager's expenditure authority of $25,000.
Sherwin Williams provides materials such as commercial high-performance paint coatings, primers, interior/exterior coatings, and other items required by City's departments, and City has a need to continue to purchase these products.
Because Sherwin Williams is the only vendor capable of providing the City with the unique paint colors that they created for the City more than 20 years ago, the City Council is being asked to approve a purchase order with Sherwin Williams without going out to bid under the City's sole source exception permitted under Section 2611(e) of the City's Municipal Code.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. WAIVE the bidding requirements of the Carson Municipal Code ("CMC") pursuant to Carson Municipal Code 2611(e) (sole source purchasing); and
2. AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Division to create a Purchase Order to Sherwin Williams for the amount not-to-exceed $100,000.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the City's Purchasing Ordinance.
IV. BACKGROUND
Sherwin Williams has been a frequent vendor for the City of Carson Public Works Department since before 2003. Sherwin Williams offers an extensive array of paint supplies, equipment, and services that include, but are not limited to, interior/exterior coatings, primers, aerosols, deck stains, & faux finishing (Exhibit No.1). The Public Works Landscape a...
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