Accept the Lowest and Best Bids Submitted by Louis Wohl & Sons, Inc. - ITB #4646-HM Food Service Equipment, Large, Additional Items (Business Division)

This bid was prepared at the request of the District's Student Nutrition Services Department to establish a firm price for equipment. The Purchasing Department's Brown Team, Henry Morbach C.P.M., CPPO, Purchasing Agent, and Jolene Perez, Purchasing Specialist, will maintain this bid file and related documents. This recommendation has been reviewed by the General Manager of Student Nutrition Services. To ensure fair and open competition, the District utilizes an online vendor registration system to notify potential bidders of opportunities. Through this system, 46 vendors were notified of the solicitation, nine bidders responded and 37 did not respond.

As stated in OPPAGA report: “Efficient purchasing and warehousing requires that management processes be in place to ensure that supplies, equipment and services vital to the school’s education mission are purchased from a competitive source, in the right quantity, delivered timely to the correct location, and stored in a secure location. These criteria should be met for each purchase without sacrificing quality.”

These items are or will be included in the Student Nutrition Services Department Budget in an amount not to exceed $435,000.00.