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CC - (1) Approval of a Purchase Order for the Acquisition of Two Hundred (200) Guest Chairs from Office Solutions in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $65,000, and (2) Approval of a Budget Amendment to Reappropriate Funds to Complete the Citywide Chair Replacement Program (Requires Four-Fifths Vote).
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Meeting Date: January 22, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Jeff Muir/Finance Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5865
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/17/18)
Department Approval: Jeff Muir, Chief Financial Officer (01/16/18)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a Purchase Order for the acquisition of two hundred (200) office guest chairs from Office Solutions in an amount not-to-exceed $65,000 to replace existing seating throughout City Hall, and (2) approve a budget amendment to reappropriate funds to complete the Citywide Chair Replacement Program ( budget amendment requires four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In general, a majority of the City's office chairs were purchased in 1995 at the opening of the current City Hall and are now over twenty years old, exceeding the warranty period (12 years) and life cycle. With the wear-and-tear conventional to any office furnishing having been maximized, most office seating is now in dire need of replacement.
The aim of the Chair Replacement Program is to standardize the purchase of chairs while also producing cost-savings. The City began this program in 2014 with the aim of replacing all dated chairs throughout in various buildings. Since that time, over 350 office desk and conference room chairs have been changed out.
This year, the objective is to finalize this initiati...
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