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DATE: September 17, 1997 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THRU: James E. Chandler, County Administrator <br />H.T. "Sonny" Dean, Director <br />Department of General Services <br />FROM: Fran Boynton Powell, Purchasing Manage <br />SUBJ: Bid Award IRC#8010/Janitorial Supplies <br />Purchasing Warehouse <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Bid Opening Date: August 13, 1997 <br />Advertising Dates: July 23, 30, 1997 <br />Specifications Mailed to: Thirty -One (3 1) Vendors <br />Replies: Eleven (I I) Vendors <br />VENDOR SEE ATTACHED BID TABULATION <br />FOR THE FOLLOWING LISTED VENDORS <br />Janitorial Depot Selig Chemical Industrials <br />Melbourne, FL Mialeah, FL <br />St Lucie Paper & Packaging B & B Industrial Supply <br />Ft Pierce, FL Ft Pierce, FL <br />Airwick Professional Products Dade Paper Company <br />Longwood, FL Riviera Beach, FL <br />Southern Janitors Supply zep Manufacturing <br />Melbourne, FL Orlando, FL <br />Vero Chemical Distributors Murray Enterprises <br />Vero Beach, FL Vero Beach, FL <br />Sun Coast Cleaning Supplies <br />Vero Beach, FL <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the bid be awarded to the second overall bidder, St Lucie Paper & Packaging, Ft Pierce, FL. <br />The apparent low bidder, Janitorial Depot was awarded the bid last fiscal year and staff experienced numerous <br />problems with this vendor as outlined in the attached inter -office memorandum. Several meetings were held with <br />Janitorial Depot to advise them of the problems and afford them the opportunity to correct them. Unfortunately, the <br />problems have continued to occur.. <br />1. Establish an Open End Contract for a twelve month period from the date of award <br />2. Authorize the Purchasing Manager to renew this contract subject to satisfactory performance, zero cost increase, <br />vendor acceptance, and the determination that renewal is in the best interest of the County. <br />19 <br />SEPTEMBER 23, 1997 <br />