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REPORT
REPORT TO: Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING: 2010-11-15
SUBMITTED BY: Larry Gordon, Director of Supply Services
PREPARED BY: Steve Rudak, Buyer (2213)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: N/A
DATE OF REPORT: 2010-10-29
REPORT NO: FIN 10-165
SUBJECT: P10-115 -Plumbing Services
RECOMMENDATION:
That proposal P10-115, Plumbing Services, be awarded to Dave Hurst Plumbing & Heating Inc.,
Kitchener, Ontario, and Nelco Mechanical Limited, Kitchener, Ontario, at their proposed rates,
for a one (1) year period, with an option to renew for four (4) additional one (1) year terms,
subject to mutual agreement.
BACKGROUND:
This proposal is based on fixed hourly rates and on the contractors' capacity to service the City.
Actual spend will depend on the level of activity throughout the term of the contract.
The City retains two (2) plumbing contractors to provide plumbing services when staff is unable
to perform the work.
The estimated average annual spend over the past three (3) years was $44,963.77.
REPORT:
The Proposal was advertised publicly in The Record, on the City of Kitchener website and the
Internet through the Ontario Public Buyers Electronic Tendering Information System. Eight (8)
potential bidders downloaded the proposal document, and by the closing date of Tuesday
October 12, 2010, two (2) proposals were received.
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The following proposals were received:
Dave Hurst Plumbing & Heating Kitchener ON
Nelco Mechanical Ltd. Kitchener ON
The proposals were reviewed by D. Hergott, Manager Facilities Management, and S. Rudak,
Buyer, who concur with the above recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Plumbing services is an on-going maintenance, repair and operational requirement with funding
provided from various operating indices.
The hourly rate for a licensed plumber increased 2.5% from the previous 2007 contracts.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services and City
Treasurer
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