Finance Committee - 08/05/2020 Page 17
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Moving Services for Public Health Move
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AWARD THE
CONTRACT FOR MOVING SERVICES FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH BUILDING IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $39,547.50 TO STERLING CORPORATION, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
And | believe Ms. Kleiner is here to address this contract?
Kim Kleiner, Administrative Services Director
Good evening Mayor, members of the Committee. So as many of you may know, the Risk Department,
Purchasing Department and City Buildings has been working and assisting the Office of Economic
Development with various parts of the move for the Public Health Building. They are slotted to being moved
towards the end of the month to the Landmark Building. We went out for bid for this service. We received five
bids back. Sterling was the low bidder. You will note that this is a “not to exceed”. We are still in negotiations
with this vendor and expect as we work through what furniture will actually be moved, and what may no longer
be relevant or in good condition and may need to be dealt in other ways, that that price may drop. So that’s
what it is a “not to exceed figure”. This is important that we get Public Health moved; they cannot practice
social distancing in their current location and we need to get them into a location where they may. So that
building is being renovated and retrofitted so that they may return, at least some of them to work.
Mayor Donchess
Questions/comments; Alderwoman Lu.
Alderwoman Lu
Thank you Mayor Donchess. Did you say the Landmark Building or the Whiting Building?
Director Kleiner
| said the Landmark.
Alderwoman Lu
Ok, | thought it was the Whiting Building they were going to.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
That’s the LLC.
Alderwoman Lu
Pardon me?
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
That’s OK, go ahead Kim.
