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Ratification of Emergency Purchase of Surgical Masks, and Dollar-Limit Increase to the Term Contract for Janitorial and Sanitation Supplies for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department (Citywide)
The purchase provided 15,000 surgical masks, at $25,000, for immediate use for Mesa's first responders and other City departments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The current contract expires in August and the City continues the need to purchase janitorial and sanitation supplies, as well as other various PPE supplies, when available; therefore, staff is requesting an additional $75,000 to be added to the contract.
The Mesa Fire and Medical Department and Purchasing recommend ratifying the $25,000 increase for the purchase of the surgical masks, and an additional $75,000 dollar-limit increase using the National IPA/City of Tucson cooperative contract with Waxie Sanitary Supply (a Mesa business), increasing the total dollar-limit by $100,000, from $100,000 to $200,000 for Year 5. It is anticipated that purchases relating to the increase will be reimbursed by federal funding through FEMA or the CARES Act.