A resolution approving a proposed Master Purchase Order between the City and County of Denver and Western Paper Distributors, Inc. for janitorial supplies for City facilities. Approves a master purchase order with Western Paper Distributors, Inc. for $10,500,000 and through 7-31-22, with a possible one-year optional renewal, for janitorial supplies for City facilities (SC-00004934). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 8-31-20. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-4-20.
All right. Doing one last look. All right. No hands raised. Next up, Council Resolution 767. Councilman, clerk, will you please put Council Resolution 767 on the floor for adoption? Yes, Madam President, I move the council resolution seven, six, seven to be adopted. It has been moved and. Again. Seconded. Thank you. Comments by members of Council on Resolution 767. Councilman Ortega. Thank you, Madam President. I call this out because this is a $10 million contract, and we've been working on our revised MWB ordinance for almost three years. It's already been adopted. Agencies all knew that it was coming forward, and part of that commitment was that we were going to break down contracts so that we would create the opportunity for more small businesses across our city to be able to participate and do business with the city. And this one doesn't do that. So I called it out to vote no. I don't know that Sky wants to address this and explain why we did not break this out. I know some of these. You know, it takes a while to go through the whole RFP process. But, you know, we've had a few that we've been told, oh, this was in the works before the ordinance came forward. But the fact that we've been working on the ordinance for three years and everybody knew it was coming forward. Some of the projects actually factor that in to the RFP and to the the contracting process. So I would just ask why this one was not broken out. Thank you. Councilwoman, I believe we have Elizabeth Hughes who's on the phone to you. This is Elizabeth Hughes. I am a procurement analyst for the city and county of Denver. Part of this as this is a goods only master purchase order. Our contract with the established aggregate of being over $10 million, it did not qualify for the defined pool or or gold program. And in this. Instance, say not because I know we have minority businesses and that that could have participated in the process and small businesses who own and manage parking lots that could have, you know, the option of this. So I guess I don't understand that thinking. This this is for a janitorial goods only is not for services it's just to supply the goods. Up with the parking one. Sorry earlier conversation. I had with Jason, but you're right. So it's the supplier would. Yeah. And we did this because if we did that, there will be significant price increases in the products that we currently buy. And also the logistics of breaking a 100 plus items would be extremely difficult to manage and to administer all of those contracts. Do we know what kind of price savings we get by. Doing. This as one contract as opposed to breaking it out? Off the top of my head. I do not know the actual pricing the difference. I do know that we are receiving aggressive pricing because of our volume. And our volume is being. Combined with the state of Colorado's agreement. Okay. Thanks for the explanation. I appreciate it. You're welcome. I have no other questions. All right. Thank you, Councilwoman. See no other questions from members of council. Madam Secretary, roll call on resolution 767. Ortega? No. Sandoval. Yes. Sawyer. Yes. Torres, I. Black Eye CdeBaca. I. Clark. I. Flynn. I Herndon. I Hines. Hi. Cashman. I can each. I. Madam President. I. Madam Secretary, please close the voting and announce the results. 12 eyes. One day. 12 eyes. Resolution 767 has been adopted. The next items up are council resolutions 844 and 845. Council Member Clark, will you please put Council Resolutions 844 and 845 on the floor for adoption?