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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Ratification of Purchase Orders with Sea-Clear Pools Inc. for Pool Maintenance Supplies in the Additional Amount of $30,000, for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $80,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
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Meeting Date: February 24, 2025
Contact: Gary Wansley, Public Works Department, Maintenance Operations
Phone Number: (310) 253-6444
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: Email: Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/19/2025)
Department Approval: Yanni Dimitri, Public Works Director / City Engineer (02/10/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council ratify purchase orders with Sea-Clear Pools Inc. for pool maintenance supplies in an additional amount of $30,000, for a total amount not-to-exceed $80,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.
BACKGROUND/ DISCUSSION
The City’s Public Works Maintenance Operations Division is responsible for maintaining the City’s pools in proper working order in accordance with the State of California swimming pool requirements and other applicable regulations. Staff regularly budgets for and purchases supplies to perform the necessary work.
In recent years, the City has purchased pool cleaning chemicals from Sea-Clear Pools Inc. Staff contacted multiple local vendors in the surrounding area who can deliver liquid Chlorine and Muriatic Acid and found Sea-Clear Pools Inc. to provide competitive prices, reliable quality, and timely delivery to meet the City’s pool needs.
City Council Resolution 2018-R024 establishes the City Manager’s Purchasing Authority at $50,000 per vendor in a single fiscal year. The City has issued several purchase orders to Sea-Clear throughout Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for necessary pool supplies to support pool operations, meet pool safety and health standards, and avoid service disruptions to the public.
The prices for pool chemical supplies have increased due to inflation and other market changes. Throughout Fiscal Year 2024-2025, staff continues to maintain the pool to the applicable standards and responds to pool maintenance issues as they arise. As a result of increased costs, staff exceeded the City Manager’s $50,000 Purchasing Authority with Sea-Clear Pools. To address this, staff recommends the City Council ratify purchase orders with Sea-Clear Pools Inc. in the amount of $30,000, for a total amount not-to-exceed $80,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to allow proper pool service through the remainder of the fiscal year.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is sufficient funding in the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the additional purchase orders in the amount of $30,000 in Account No. 10160230.514100 (Public Works Building Maintenance - Department Special Supplies), which can be found in the Public Works section of the budget book on page 420.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTIONS
That the City Council:
1. Ratify Purchase Orders with Sea-Clear Pools Inc. in the additional amount of $30,000, for a total amount not-to-exceed $80,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025; and,
2. Authorize the Purchasing Officer to execute such purchase orders on behalf of the City.