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Water & Wastewater Commission Review and Recommendation Government That Works For All COA Strategic Direction: May 6, 2020 Commission Meeting Date: Council Meeting Date: Department: Purchasing June 4, 2020 Client: Danielle Lord, Anna Bryan-Borja Agenda Item Recommend approval to negotiate and execute a cooperative contract with Home Depot USA Inc., to provide maintenance, repair, operating supplies, industrial supplies, and related products and services, for a term of 79 months for a total contract amount not to exceed $13,107,300. Austin Water’s requested authorization is $1,120,000. Amount and Source of Funding Funding in the amount of $57,143 is available in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these goods and services. The Purchasing Office has determined this contractor best meets the needs of the departments to provide the goods and services required at the best value for the City. N/A May 6, 2020 – To be reviewed by the Water and Wastewater Commission. This procurement was reviewed for subcontracting opportunities in accordance with City Code Chapter 2-9D Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program. For the goods and services required for this procurement, there were no subcontracting opportunities; therefore, no subcontracting goals were established. Purchasing Language: Prior Council Action: Boards and Commission Action: MBE/WBE: The contract will provide a reliable source of supplies, equipment, tool rentals, paint, and services to be used by various City departments for daily operation and emergency purchases. Staff will have the ability to obtain all products available from Home Depot retail stores. The current contract for these goods and services expires August 4, 2020. The requested amount was determined using departmental estimates based on historical, current, and projected spending data. The recommended contractor is one of the current providers for these goods and services. The U.S. Communities cooperative establishes competitively bid contracts that can be utilized by the State and other government agencies through a cooperative agreement. Cooperative agreements save taxpayer dollars by leveraging volume-buying power to drive down costs on hundreds of contracts through a streamlined cooperative purchasing program.