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Committee forwards $25M increase to Grainger citywide supplies contract as OCA seeks broader competition

Budget and Finance Committee · October 2, 2024
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Summary

The committee recommended forwarding an amendment to increase the city's W.W. Grainger industrial-supplies contract to a $32 million not-to-exceed amount, and OCA said it had expanded awards to multiple vendors to reduce reliance on a single supplier after pandemic supply-chain lessons.

The Budget and Finance Committee on Oct. 2 recommended the Board of Supervisors approve an amendment to increase the citywide W.W. Grainger industrial-supplies contract by $25 million, raising its not-to-exceed authority to $32 million.

Tara Namoyed, assistant director at the Office of Contract Administration, said the contract is a citywide, as-needed supply contract used by most…

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