IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of body bags for use by the Medical Examiner’s Office to Frontier Mortuary Supply, LLC, of Kansas City, KS under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-071.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21483, December 4, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner’s Office is in need of body bags to be used in the regular course of business; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited formal written bids on Invitation to Bid No. 23-071 for the furnishing of such body bags for use by the Medical Examiner’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, a total of forty-one notifications were viewed, and five responses were received and evaluated from the following:
BIDDER
Frontier Mortuary Supply, LLC,
Kansas City, KS
Salam International
Laguna Hills, CA
E.M. Adams
St. Lucie County, FL
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Waltham, MA
Affordable Funeral Supply
Pittsburgh, PA
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WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Medical Examiner and the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommend the award of a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of body bags for use by the Medical Examiner’s Office to Frontier Mortuary Supply, LLC, as the overall best bid; and,
WHEREAS, this award is made on an as needed basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount, with availability of funds for specific purchases subject to annual appropriation; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Medical Examiner and Director of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Director be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award and any necessary extensions; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained in the then current Jackson County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21483 of December 4, 2023, was duly passed on December 6, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of the Legislature
This award is made on a need basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount. The availability of funds for specific purchases is subject to annual appropriation.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer