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REPORT ,
REPORT T0: Mayor Carl Zehr & Members of Council
DATE OF MEETING: 2009-11-23
SUBMITTED BY: Larry Gordon Chief Purchasing Officer
PREPARED BY: Michelle Palmer, Buyer (2216)
WARD(S) INVOLVED: N/A
DATE OF REPORT: 2009-11-13
REPORT N0: FIN 09-160
SUBJECT: T09-084 -Safety Supplies and Equipment
RECOMMENDATION:
That tender T09-084, Safety Supplies and Equipment, be awarded as follows:
Fisher Scientific, Nepean, Ontario at their adjusted tendered price of $14,150.67, including
G.S.T. & P.S.T. for hearing protection, safety glasses, safety masks & respirators and fall
protection.
McCordick Glove & Safety Inc., Cambridge, Ontario at their adjusted tendered price of
$27,467.86, including G.S.T. & P.S.T. for safety headwear and traffic safety supplies.
William Knell & Company, Kitchener, Ontario at their adjusted tendered price of $13,870.80,
including G.S.T. & P.S.T. for safety rainwear, spill containment, skin care and miscellaneous
items.
for one (1) year at a total award price of $55,489.33, with an option to renew for three (3)
additional one-year periods.
BACKGROUND:
This tender is for the provision of safety equipment such as safety headwear, safety glasses,
traffic vests, hearing protection, etc., to ensure safety on the job at all times. The tender was
structured to allow the City to award by lot or unit.
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REPORT:
Tenders were advertised publicly in The Record, on the City of Kitchener website and the
Internet through the Ontario Public Buyers Electronic Tendering Information System. Twenty-
four (24) potential bidders downloaded tender documents, and by the closing date of Thursday
October 8t", 2009, fourteen (14) tenders had been received.
The following tenders were received
ADJUSTED
TENDER PRICE
Fisher Scientific Nepean, ON $28,968.18 $14,150.67*
McCordick Glove Cambridge, ON $51,142.24 $27,467.86*
The Linde Group Waterloo, ON $53,846.73
Tenaquip Cambridge, ON $58,023.15
Levitt Safety Oakville, ON $58,042.91
William Knell and Company Kitchener, ON $59,755.47 $13,870.80*
Century Vallen Cambridge, ON $60,629.10
Ontario Glove and Safety Waterloo, ON $61,133.30
Tytan Gove and Safety Guelph, ON $61,458.69
Fastenal Kitchener, ON $66,942.43
Northern Safety Barrie, ON $67,253.00
BIO Canada Cambridge, ON $70,243.53
Weber Supply Company Kitchener, ON $136,114.66
Acklands Grainger Cambridge, ON $165,832.37
No bidder was able to bid on all items with approved products. For products the low bidder
could not provide, we selected the next lowest bidder for that product grouping.
The tenders were reviewed by S. Agnello, Supervisor of Stores, and M. Palmer, Buyer, who
concur with the above recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding is provided through various departmental operating budgets.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Dan Chapman, General Manager of Financial Services and City
Treasurer
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