Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Finance Department

TO:	David L. Corliss, City Manager
FROM:	Mark Heim, Assistant Finance Director
CC:	Cynthia Wagner, Diane Stoddard, Casey Toomay, Bobbie Walthal, Ernie Shaw, Mark Hecker, Lynn Applegate, Karen Risner
DATE:	June 19, 2014
RE:	Award Recommendation for BID #B1437

The Parks and Recreation Department requested bids for kitchen equipment for the new recreation facility at Rock Chalk Park. This bid included commercial grade freezers (2), refrigerator, self-serve merchandise refrigeration unit, range, refrigerated pizza prep table and a microwave convection oven.

Bid Review

The following bids were received:

Douglas Equipment	$29,888.68
Muckenthaler, Inc	$30,920.00
Sunflower Restaurant Supply	$31,641.00
Sam Tell Companies	$32,345.32

After reviewing the bids for the kitchen equipment received on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, the department recommends accepting the bid received from Muckenthaler, Inc., in the amount of $30,920.  While not the lowest bid received, Muckenthaler, Inc is located in Emporia, Kansas and is a well-known company who provides and services restaurant equipment all over the state.  The low bidder is an unknown firm from West Virginia and has not provided the specified information for local servicing of the purchased equipment.

Funding Source

216 Special Recreation Fund

Recommendation Action:

Authorize the purchase of kitchen equipment for the new recreation facility at Rock Chalk Park from Muckenthaler, Inc., at a purchase price of $30,920.