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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council
FROM: Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
DATE: July 21, 2020
RE: Cooperative Purchase of Furniture for Oshkosh Seniors Center ($39,473.94)
BACKGROUND
The Oshkosh Seniors Center received a $152,000 Bader Grant, of which $40,000 was allocated to purchase
furniture that will help create collaborative learning spaces to encourage tech -learning for their
participants. The furniture will create learning spaces in the Center's great room that through physical
design, will become a hub to encourage learning technology in small groups, one-on-one and self-
directed learning. This furniture will include tables, desk chairs, lounge chairs, stools and other items
that will be a visual and functional change at the Center designed to encourage participation.
ANALYSIS
Working with OSC Staff and our Staples representative, Purchasing was able to secure the furniture
using cooperative purchasing pricing (Sourcewell) from Staples at a cost of $39,473.94.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of this purchasing using the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract is $39,473.94.
This purchase will be charged to the Connecting through Tech for the Oshkosh Seniors Center Bader
Grant (A/N#: 02310760 7202 11528).
RECOMMENDATION
Section 12-15 of the Municipal Code provides that subject to approval of the City Manager, cooperative
purchases pursuant to a contract with any other local, state or federal governmental unit or agency may
be made without following a competitive bidding or quotation process. In accordance with Section 12-
15 of the Municipal Code, I am hereby submitting a report of this purchase to the Common Council. If
you have any questions on this purchase please contact myself or Parks Director Ray Maurer.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark A. Rohloff, City Manager
City Hall, 215 Church Avenue P.O. Box 1130 Oshkosh, WI 54903-1130 http://s~v.ci.oshkosh.vvLus