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Authorize contracts for furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the Austin Convention Center department through the BuyBoard, Omnia Partners and Sourcewell cooperative purchasing entities, for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000. Funding: $1,666,667 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Convention Center. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budget.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
Austin Convention Center department.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $1,666,667 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Convention Center. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Procurement Language:
Multiple cooperative purchase programs were reviewed for these goods and services. Austin Financial Services and Austin Convention Center have determined these contractors best meet the needs of the Austin Convention Center.
MBE/WBE:
Cooperative Agreement contracts are exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program) therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
This request is to secure vendor contracts that will provide furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) for the new Austin Convention Center building. The authorization amount is based on departmental estimates developed from the architectural designs for the Austin Convention Center Expansion and Redevelopment Project. The initial contract term will start with collaborative design work of custom furniture with the selected vendors, then procurement of the FF&E, and finally al...
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