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The Mayor and City Council shall discuss and possibly take action to award, as part of a Cooperative Contract, the Office Furniture package for the new City Hall to Knoll, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $619,407.96. The funding will be drawn from General Governmental CIP, Capital Project Fund - City Manager, Furniture Fixtures & Equipment, City Services Complex (35011115-67743-31003). Discussion and Action.
AGENDA ITEM DESCRIPTION
The Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) for the new City Hall building is comprised of four separate packages, all with different vendors. This award covers the main office/workstation furniture.
The furniture layout and basic design was compiled by the architect, Gensler, as part of the overall design of the facility. After the design was completed, Gensler invited three different furniture suppliers/companies to set-up mock-ups of their proposed furniture packages that best fit the interior design of the building for a presentation to City staff, Abacus, and the designers. Several items were considered when evaluating the products with functionality, cost, and aesthetics being important criteria. From those presentations, City staff and the project team felt that the Knoll furniture was the best solution for the office furniture, workstations, conference tables and file cabinets.
This award is in accordance with the City of Maricopa, Purchasing Code, Article IV, Section 3-223, Cooperative Purchasing; see the attached Purchasing Summary for details.
The furniture package and proposal has been reviewed by City staff, Abacus Project Management, and coordinated with Gensler for completeness and consistency with the building design. For a complete scope of work and cost breakdown see the attached proposal. The not to exceed amount includes a 10% contingency.
This item will be presented by CIP Project Manager Brad Hinton.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Office Furniture package with Kno...
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