The City of Allen is renovating and expanding the Fire Station and Administration area of the Allen Central Fire Station. As part of this renovation, new furniture is not included in the general construction contract with Crossland Construction, nearing completion.  It is customary to separate-out the furniture procurement from construction contracts, in order to avoid the 10-15% overhead and mark-up a general contractor would otherwise charge. This purchase will include furniture and partitions for all offices, work areas, break rooms, and common spaces within the Central Fire Administration Building (Phase 2) and dining area furniture for the Central Fire Station Building (Phase 1).

There are two separate quotes included, one quote is for $103,942.78 and a second for $82,696.50. Together they total $186,639.28. While the purchase is made through Business Interiors, due to Buyboard requirements, one purchase order for $103,942.78 is made directly to the manufacturer HON and the items will be delivered and installed through Business Interiors, the second Purchase Order for $82,696.50 is made directly with Business Interiors and they order, deliver, and install the other manufacturer's equipment. Please see below for a breakdown.

The purchase of this furniture will be made through the Buyboard Cooperative Purchasing System (Contracts #503-16 & #584-19), National IPA Cooperative Purchasing System (Contract #P15-150), Sourcewall Cooperative Purchasing System (Contract# 121919-STI), & Omnia Cooperative Purchasing System (Contracts# R142211 & #R142204).

The total cost of the furniture is $186,639.28. Funding will include $24,000 from Texas Ambulance Supplemental Status Funds and $162,639.28 from 2019 General Obligation bonds approved by the voters in 2016.

I make a motion to authorize the City Manager to the purchase of various furniture from Facilitech Inc., DBA Business Interiors, for Allen Central Fire Renovation/Expansion through Cooperative Purchasing Systems in the amount of $186,639.28.