City Council APPROVED purchase of furniture for the Indoor Classroom Building at Fire Training Facility

The city council authorizes the purchase of commercial furniture for the Fire Training Facility Classroom from The Luck Company, a member of the Omnia Partners, through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (Contract Nos. R180402 and R191801) in the amount of $39,380.92. 

The Luck Company is an approved vendor through interlocal agreements with the supplying company OFS-NIPA.  The cooperative agreement has already been competitively bid, through which the City is receiving the deepest discounts from list prices by the manufacturers.  The Luck Company serves as required intermediary to the NIPA organization; provides detailed drawings and size specifications; specifies the correct configuration of the furniture and equipment, ensuring that electrical connections, where necessary, are correctly located; takes delivery from the factories; stores if required due to delays on site; moves the furnishings into the facility; and assembles and installs the furniture, including making any minor repairs.
 
The Fire Training Facility Phase 3 is close to completion, and includes an indoor classroom building.  The initial furniture purchase of $44,460.57, has been completed and included office desks, task chairs, break room tables and chairs, which are items required for the staff operations and have a lead time of 8 weeks.  This purchase of $39,380.92 includes training room tables and chairs and has a shorter lead time of six to eight weeks.
 
The total cost of all furniture required for the new indoor classroom building with all purchases is $83,841.49.