For City Council Meeting [February 25, 2020]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Approve the Purchase of Workstations for the Rialto Police Department's Investigations Unit from Nexus Office Environment, Inc. in the Amount of $15,963.71.
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BACKGROUND
Detectives assigned to the Rialto Police Department's Investigations Unit are in need of extra storage space, new office chairs, and a work area where privacy is needed due to the nature of their assignment. The current workstations cannot accommodate any of these needs.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The workstations and office chairs in the investigation's unit are in need of replacement. Extra storage space is required due to the volume of work each detective experiences while in their assignment, many of the office chairs are broken, and privacy by way of partitions is occasionally needed for sensitive investigations and phone calls. The current office furniture cannot accommodate any of these needs. In an effort to replace and increase the functionality of the detective's workspaces and improve the overall professional image of the investigation's unit, staff recommends City Council approve the purchase of the new workstations and chairs.
On November 26, 2019 the bid process was closed. A total of three hundred forty-nine (349) requests for proposals (RFP's) were sent out for this project with eight (8) being received by the due date.
Pursuant to Section 2.48.110, subsections B, C, D and E of the Rialto Municipal Code, Staff recommends approval of the bid through Nexus Office Environment, Inc. who offered the lowest price for the workstations and chairs.
Prices are shown in the table below and the bid abstract is attached.
VENDOR
LOCATION
BID AMOUNT
Nexus Office Environment, Inc.
Glendora, CA
$15,963.71
Swedlows Distributors
Montclair, CA
$16,937.41
Nexus Office Environment, Inc.
Glendora, CA
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