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MOTION TO RATIFY THE CITY MANAGERS APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF LVT FLOORING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE PEMBROKE PINES CHARTER SCHOOL ACADEMIC VILLAGE BUILDING “U” AND CENTRAL CAMPUS CHARTER SCHOOL, FROM MILLIKEN SERVICES, LLC., FOR AN INCREASE OF $70,735.10, UTILIZING PRICING ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALTERNATE SOURCE CONTRACT # 30161700-24-SRCWL-ACS, VIA SOURCEWELL CONTRACT # 061323-MAC, PURSUANT TO SECTION 35.18(C)(5) OF THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES.
Summary Explanation and Background
PROCUREMENT PROCESS TAKEN:
- Chapter 35 of the City’s Code of Ordinances is titled “PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES, PUBLIC FUNDS.”
- Section 35.18 of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS."
- Section 35.18(C) states that "Only the following situations are exempt from the competitive bid and competitive proposal requirements of this section:"
- Section 35.18(C)(5) states, “Utilization of other governmental agencies’ contracts.”
- Section 35.21 of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "AWARD OF CONTRACT."
- Section 35.21(A) of the City's Code of Ordinances is titled "City Commission Approval."
- Section 35.21(A)(1) states, "An initial purchase of, or contract for, commodities or services, in excess of $100,000, shall require the approval of the City Commission, regardless of whether the competitive bidding or competitive proposal procedures were followed."
- Section 35.15 defines CHANGE ORDER. "Changes, due to unanticipated conditions or developments, made to an executory contract, which do not substantially alter the character of the work contracted for, and which do not vary so substantially from the original specifications as to constitute a new undertaking. The changes must reasonably and conscientiously be viewed as being in fulfillment of the original scope of the contract rather than as departing therefrom. Further, the changes, when viewed against the background of...
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