TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Additional Services as Needed at the Unit Prices Indicated on the Attached Bid Tabulation for Request for Bid No. 2025-30 for Citywide Generator Services With Paramount Power, Inc., and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Future Renewals and Increases in Accordance With the Terms and Conditions in the Solicitation.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve additional service as needed at the unit prices indicated on the attached bid tabulation for Request for Bid No. 2025-30 for Citywide Generator Services with Paramount Power, Inc., and authorize the City Manager to approve future renewals and increases in accordance with the terms and conditions in the solicitation.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve additional service as needed at the unit prices indicated on the attached bid tabulation for Request for Bid No. 2025-30 for Citywide Generator Services with Paramount Power, Inc., and authorize the City Manager to approve future renewals and increases in accordance with the terms and conditions in the solicitation.
* Pros: Clarifies and formally approves the full pricing terms included in the solicitation/bid tabulation for use when additional services are needed. It will also improve the City's ability to maintain and restore critical backup power systems, especially during emergencies, by ensuring the vendor can perform necessary services without needing separate approvals.
* Cons: Approval of these additional services may reduce cost predictability under an as-needed unit-price contract.
Option 2: Deny approval of the additional services as needed at the unit prices indicated on the attached bid tabulation for Request for Bid No. 2025-30 for Citywide Generator Services with Paramount Power, Inc.
* Pros: Denial of additional services limits scope and may improve cost control and allow separate competition for specialize...
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