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MOTION TO APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE PSPW-21-11 "CITYWIDE FENCING".
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
On the August 18, 2021 Commission meeting, the City Commission approved to defer Agenda Item # 13 (File ID # 21-0545), as a result the City's Administration is bringing this item back as a request to advertise PSPW-21-11 "Citywide Fencing."
1. On April 15, 2020, the City Commission ratified the City Manager's approval to award IFB # PSPW-19-12 "Citywide Fencing" to the most responsive/responsible bidder, Gomez and Son Fence, Corp., in an annual amount not to exceed $500,000 for an initial three year period expiring on March 19, 2023.
2. The City of Pembroke Pines utilizes Gomez & Son Fence, Corp. to provide the replacement and new installation of various types of fencing at various locations throughout the City, on an as-needed basis.
3. On September 10, 2020, the City executed the First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Pembroke Pines and Gomez and Son Fence, Corp. to correct scrivener's error in Section 4.1 and to update Section 19.6 entitle "Notice" and to add certain statutory provisions.
4. In June 2021, Gomez & Son Fence, Corp. sent a letter to the Public Services Director requesting a 17% increase for all line items in their contract as a result of gradual price increases in fencing materials from manufacturers beginning in October 2020. Manufacturer letters to Gomez & Son Fence documenting these increases were provided with the request letter from Gomez and are part of this item's backup. Additionally, labor costs have seen a significant rise over the same period.
5. As a result, the Public Services Director contacted Master Halco's Tallahassee FL distributorship and spoke to the lead outside sales representative in order to confirm the increases for the chain link fencings products. He stated that the increases are indeed true and equate to a 100% increase in materials sin...
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