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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />MARCH 7, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR <br />OFFICE FURNISHINGS <br />(SPEC. NO. 04-083) <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />apa <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Amend the contracts for the purchase of office furnishings based upon <br />the U. S. Communities and County of Orange contracts for furniture by <br />$24,000 for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $111,500 with the <br />vendors as follows: <br /> <br />Haworth, Inc. <br />McMahan Desk <br /> <br />School Specialty <br />Virco <br /> <br />Steel case (Tangram Interiors) <br />Herman Miller, Inc. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />In order to maintain a high-quality work environment, the City of Santa <br />Ana occasionally purchases various office furnishings items such as <br />desks, modular and computer workstations, seating, filing cabinets, <br />storage cabinets, bookcases, and ergonomic keyboard platforms with <br />articulating arms. The recommended action will allow the McFadden <br />Library Learning Center to purchase folding tables and chairs, and the <br />Santa Ana Jail to replace existing tables. <br /> <br />U. S. Communi ties recently awarded contracts for furniture with <br />manufacturers such as Haworth, Herman Miller, Inc., School Specialty, <br />Steel case (Tangram Interiors), and Virco. The County of Orange has a <br />contract with McMahan Desk, a dealer that represents various <br />manufacturers such as: Ergonomic Comfort Design (ECD) , McDowell-Craig, <br />WorkRite, Hon, and HumanScale. <br /> <br />The City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-2312 authorizing <br />purchase against contracts with other government agencies <br />competitive bid process. The recommended vendors for the <br />furniture were awarded contracts as a result of open, <br />bidding, and meet the City's requirements. <br /> <br />the City to <br />utilizing a <br />purchase of <br />competitive <br /> <br />22B-1 <br /> <br />CS 383 <br />