TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Utilization of the OMNIA Partners Contract for Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. and OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing agreement For Lowe's Home Centers, LLC for the procurement of maintenance, repair and operating (hereinafter, MRO) supplies and related services in the combined city-wide estimated amount of $130,000.00.
Recommended Action
Approve the utilization of the Omnia Partners Contract for Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. and OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing agreement For Lowe's Home Centers, LLC for the procurement of maintenance, repair and operating (hereinafter, MRO) supplies and related services in the combined city-wide estimated amount of $130,000.00.
Background Information
Home Depot and Lowe's offers the traditional walk-in/walk and on-line transactional activity for retail MRO products with orders processed through individual stores; consistent with existing MRO agreement. This provides the customers immediate access to a complete and comprehensive offering of appliances, building materials, hardware, HVAC, irrigation equipment and supplies, janitorial, landscaping equipment and supplies, motors, pumps, paints and coatings, plumbing, pool chemicals and supplies, hand-held general-purpose tools, power tools, window coverings, and other miscellaneous MRO supplies. Each store stocks typically 30,000 to 40,000 products, including both national brand name and proprietary items. If an item is out of stock, sales associates can provide information to the government buyer regarding estimated fill time. Typically, the stores are serviced by the distribution centers multiple times during any week; so out of stock issues are minimized. In addition, as the largest building supplies retailers/distributors in the city, Home Depo and Lowest maintain billions in inventory with the majority on the shelves of our retail stores ready for immediate purchase....
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