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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit's Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) authorizes the Director to secure Change Order No. 1, to add $375,000.00 for fiscal year 19 to the current DWSD general office supplies contract (no. 6000936) with Arrow Office Supply. The total contract amount not to exceed $504,496.84 and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda: August 1, 2018
Item No. 18-0172
Contract No. : 6000936
Original Contract Length: 2 years (8/24/17 - 8/23/19)
Original Contract Amount: $ 129,496.84
Change Order No. 1 Amount: $ 375,000.00
New Contract Total: $ 504,496.84
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Contract No. 6000936; Change Order No. 1 to add $ 375,000 to the current
General Office Supplies contract with Arrow Office Supply
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Thomas Naughton, CFO, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit's Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) authorizes the Director to secure Change Order No. 1, to add $375,000.00 for fiscal year 19 to the current DWSD general office supplies contract (no. 6000936) with Arrow Office Supply. The total contract amount not to exceed $504,496.84 and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
DWSDs previous practice of securing and storing basic office supplies in bulk in DWSD's warehouse and directly buying non-catalog items not maintained in the warehouses was replaced in 2013, with a "just-in-time" (JIT) / as needed ordering system. The JIT initiative supports minimizing inventory, can help eliminate waste and possibly free up resources to employ elsewhere within DWSD.
Arrow Office Supply was awarded a two-year contract that began 8/24/17 and ends 8/23/19 - for $129,496.84. Howe...
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