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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: Office Supplies
Entity Name(s)/Address(s): 1.W.B. Mason Co., 59 Centre Street, Brockton, Massachusetts 02302
2. CMF Business Supplies, Inc., 3622 Kennedy Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $375,000.00
Funding Source: City of Newark Budget/ Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Clerk, the Departments of Administration, Child and Family Well-Being, Economic and Housing Development, Engineering, Finance, Fire, Law, Neighborhood and Recreational Services, Police and Water and Sewer Utilities
Contract Period: To be established for a term not to exceed one (1) year
Contract Basis: ( x ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Bids solicited: Eight (8)
Bids received: Three (3)
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WHEREAS, on July 3, 2012, the City of Newark through its Purchasing Director advertised to solicit bids for contractor(s) to provide Office Supplies, to the City of Newark Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Clerk, the Departments of Administration, Child and Family Well-Being, Economic and Housing Development, Engineering, Finance, Fire, Law, Neighborhood and Recreational Services, Police and Water and Sewer Utilities, as per the bid proposal attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Division of Central Purchasing distributed eight (8) bid proposal packages to prospective vendors following the date of advertisement; and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2012, three (3) bids were received in response to this advertisement; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Director recommends a dual award based on line item pricing to W.B. Mason Co. Inc. and CMF Business Supplies, Inc., the lowest respo...
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