The new Library building is scheduled to open in the late fall of 2013.  Furniture and furnishings suitable for the new state of the art building must be purchased.  The furniture and furnishings procurement is in two parts; 1) participation in State approved, pre-competed contracts and 2) City competitive bidding. 

Specialty furniture will be purchased through pre-competed government contracts, specifically a Haworth furniture package  through US Communities Contract pricing and a Herman Miller package with Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) pricing.  The contracts are:

Contractor	Furniture Package	Contract Pricing
360 Office Solutions	Haworth Furniture Package	$172,677.04
Dundas Interiors	Herman Miller Package	$  79,916.41

The remainder of the furniture and furnishings are specified products from open line manufacturers, are available to all furniture dealers and will be purchased through a City administered competitive bidding process. 

 The City Council may:

• Approve the purchases from 360 Office Solutions and Dundas Interiors
• Decline to approve the purchases with 360 Office Solutions and Dundas Interiors.  Council would need to provide purchasing guidance to staff.  

Funding for the project is available through the Library bonds, supplemented by Library reserves.

Staff recommends the City Council approve purchasing new Library furniture and furnishings from 360 Office Solutions for $172,677.04 and Dundas Interiors for $79,916.41.