Agenda Item
vii. Contract Award ~ Cooperative Agreement ~ OMNIA Partners Cooperative Contract # EV2516 ~ KONE, Inc. ~ Elevator and Escalator Maintenance Services (Not to exceed $750,000)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the DeKalb County Board of Education (“the Board”) approve the use of the cooperative agreement - OMNIA Partners Cooperative contract No. # EV2516, Amendment No. 1, between DeKalb County School District (“DCSD”) and KONE, Inc. for the purchase of elevator services, repair, maintenance, and inspection/testing parts in accordance with the terms and conditions contained therein not to exceed $750,000.
Why: Approval of the use of the Cooperative Agreement with KONE, Inc. through OMNIA Partners will provide elevator and wheelchair lift inspections, maintenance, and repair services on a time and material basis. Under this contract, the Contractor will furnish management, labor, materials, and equipment needed to perform the work. By utilizing this agreement, DCSD will have access to the fixed pricing that has been competitively solicited and awarded.
Details: The Division of Operations is requesting approval to use the OMNIA Cooperative Contract #EV2516 with Kone, Inc. The use of this contract will provide access to elevator services on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) days a week basis. This contract will be used to provide services that include elevator and wheelchair lift inspections, maintenance, and repair services in various facilities throughout the district.
On May 1, 2018, OMNIA RFP # EV2516 was issued for Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Repair Services from which the Supplier - KONE, Inc. was awarded a contract based on their proposal to the RFP (Request for Proposal).
The initial contract effective date between OMNIA and KONE, Inc. was December 1, 2018, through November 30, 2024. The initial term was a six (6) year agreement from December 1, 2018, through November 30, 2024, with the option to renew for five (5) additional one -year (1) periods through November 30, 2029.
DCSD utilized the Cooperative agreement with KONE, Inc. from November 11, 2022, through November 30, 2024, as an initial one (1) year with four (4) - one (1) year renewals, through its own Agreement for Services (attached).
At this time, DCSD requires a new contract KONE, Inc. that will be based on the OMNIA_EV2516 Amendment No. 1, where OMNIA with KONE, Inc. has amended the agreement term through November 30, 2029.
DCSD requests approval to use the cooperative agreement (between OMNIA and KONE, Inc.) under Amendment No.1 to Contract #EV2516 as a new contract with a one (1) year contract term with subsequent renewals approved by the Board on a year-to-year basis. The new contract agreement between DeKalb County School District and KONE, Inc. shall be effective from June 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026.
Financial impact: The financial impact of the cooperative agreement with KONE, Inc.
for these services is allocated from the cost code (100.2600.543013.00011.7520.9990.8013.040.0000) under the Operations Division General Fund Budget in the amount not to exceed $750,000.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.0168
Mr. Bobby Moncrief, Director of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Effective: Upon Board Approval
Status: Approved by the Office of Legal Affairs
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
DEKALB COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND
KONE, INC.
FOR
FULL SERVICE ELEVATOR, ESCALATOR, CHAIRLIFT AND PLATFORM LIFT
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES
This Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between the DeKalb
County School District (“DCSD”) and KONE, Inc. (“Contractor”). DCSD and Contractor may be
referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri (the “City”), in conjunction with the U.S.
Communities National Purchase Alliance (“USCNPA”) formally solicited and awarded Contractor
a contract to provide full service elevator, escalator, chairlift and platform lift maintenance and
repair services pursuant to the City and USCNPA’s participating public agencies pursuant to RFP
EV2516 – Elevator and Escalator Maintenance and Services (the “RFP”);
WHEREAS, DCSD’s Chief Operations Officer recommended that DCSD utilize the RFP
for the purposes of selecting Contractor to provide full service elevator, escalator, chairlift and
platform lift maintenance and repair services to DCSD; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Board Policy DJE, the DeKalb County Board of
Education authorized the DCSD to procure goods and services from Contractor through
Contractor’s elevator, escalator, chairlift and platform lift maintenance and repair services
agreement with the City and/or USCNPA pursuant to the RFP.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual agreements between the
Parties hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the Parties hereto do
agree as follows:
I. MASTER CONTRACT.
1.1 Master Contract.
DCSD and Contractor agree to enter into this Agreement under the terms and conditions set forth
in the following documents, which collectively form the “Master Contract”:
(a) DCSD’s Standard Form of Contract for Services (Non-State Capital Outlay)
(Exhibit A);
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(b) the City’s Request for Proposal EV2516 – Elevator and Escalator Maintenance
Services (Exhibit B);
(c) Contractor’s Response to the RFP (Exhibit C);
(d) the Facility and Maintenance Repair Contract between the City and Contractor
dated December 4, 2018 (Exhibit D);
(e) DCSD’s Equipment List for Elevators, Escalators, Chair Lifts and Platform Lifts
subject to this Agreement (Exhibit E);
(f) Contractor’s Cost Proposal/Matrix (Exhibit F).
All the terms, conditions, covenants and representations contained herein and in the Master
Contract, except as modified by this Agreement, are hereby incorporated by reference and deemed
to be a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth at length herein.
1.2 Modification of Master Contract.
The Master Contract is expressly modified by:
• Deleting all references in the Master Contract and attached exhibits to the “City”, and replacing
them with “DCSD”.
• Removing all references to Missouri and/or City-specific laws, ordinances, rules and
regulations.
1.3 Inconsistency.
The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall supersede any inconsistent terms and conditions
set forth in the Master Contract. In the event of any conflict or discrepancy between the provisions
of any of the documents making up the Master Contract as identified in Section 1.1 above, the
provisions set forth in DCSD’s Standard Form of Contract for Services (Non-State Capital Outlay)
(Exhibit A) shall take precedence.
II. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT.
2.1 Services Provided.
Contractor will provide and DCSD hereby engages Contractor for the purpose of providing
elevator, escalator, chairlift and platform lift maintenance and repair services to DCSD.
2.2 Term.
The term of this Agreement shall begin the date on which this Agreement is fully executed by the
Parties and shall end on December 31, 2022. If the Master Contract between Contractor and
DeKalb County School District is renewed, this Agreement may be renewed for additional, one-
year terms at the sole discretion of DCSD. All provisions and conditions of any renewal term shall
be the same as those contained within this Agreement.
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The Parties intend that this Agreement operate in conformity with and not in contravention of the
requirements of O.C.G.A. § 20-2-506, as applicable, and in the event that this Agreement would
conflict therewith, then this Agreement shall be interpreted and implemented in a manner
consistent with such statute.
2.3 Total Agreement Value
Contractor further acknowledges and agrees that the value of this Contract shall not exceed
______________________Dollars ($________________) annually; however, DCSD is under no
obligation to solicit goods or services totaling this amount and Contractor will only be paid for
services rendered and good accepted. Nothing in this Contract shall serve as a guarantee that
Contractor will receive any purchase orders for goods or services solicited under this Contract.
III. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
3.1 Notices.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, any notice, instruction or other written communication
required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been delivered or
received:
a. Upon personal delivery to Contractor or its authorized representative, which delivery
may be accomplished by in person hand delivery, or via bona fide overnight express
services; or,
b. Five (5) days after depositing in the United States mail a letter, which is either certified
or registered, addressed to Contractor or DCSD at its official address, for use under this
Agreement, as the case may be. For purposes of this Agreement, notices, instructions
or other written communications shall be sent or delivered at the following address:
To Contractor: KONE, Inc.
_________________________
_________________________
And to DCSD: Superintendent
DeKalb County School District
1701 Mountain Industrial Boulevard
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
3.2 Section Headings.
The section headings of this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and in no way
alter, modify, amend, limit, or restrict the contractual obligations of the parties.
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