Agenda Item
ix. Continued Use of Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Agreement through the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance Contract No. EV2370 for an additional year in the amount not to exceed $250,000.
Summary: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the continued use of U.S. Communities Agreement, Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract No. EV2370 for the purchase of lighting for an additional year for a not to exceed amount of $250,000.
Why: Approval of the continued use of U.S. Communities Agreement, Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract No. EV2370, will allow maintenance to purchase lighting for various locations throughout the District. This request extends the contract period for one (1) year effective April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024.
Details: Graybar Electric Company, Inc. will be used for the purchase of lighting used for various locations throughout the District, on an as-needed basis. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract No. EV2370 with U.S. Communities that was effective February 1, 2018 was renewed on February 1, 2023 for an additional two (2) years through January 31, 2025 to provide this service.
Financial impact: The total contract amount for these services in the amount not to exceed $250,000 will be allocated from the General Fund Budget, Deferred Maintenance
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Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Bobby Moncrief, Director of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by General Counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
On May 11, 2020, the Board of Education approved the use of the Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract
No. EV2370, for the purchase lighting for various facilities throughout the District, for an initial one-year
with four one-year (1-year) options to renew subject to Board approval on a year-to-year basis.
At its business meeting on Monday, May 11, 2020, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the use of
the Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract No. EV2370 from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.
At its business meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the use of
the Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract No. EV2370 from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.
At its business meeting on Monday, March 14, 2022, the DeKalb Board of Education approved the use of
the Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Contract No. EV2370 from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023.
This agenda item seeks the Board of Education’s approval of this agreement for one (1) year effective April
1, 2023 through March 31, 2024.