Bids to provide 'Workplace Uniforms' were received from four vendors on June 14, 2011.  The bid of Monica Manufacturing dba All Uniform Wear was the best low bid for the cloth uniform items  based on a sealed scenario.  The bid of Itchin' to bee Stitchin' was the best low bid meeting the advertised specifications for shoes.  Monica Manufacturing dba All Uniform Wear was non-responsive to the requirement to submit an authorization letter to distribute Red Wing Shoes.  This bid is for a period of one year with the option to renew for two addittional one-year periods.  The funds for these purchases are contained in the operating budgets allocated to the departments.      

That the bids of Monica Manufacturing dba All Uniform Wear and Itchin' to bee Stitchin', to provide 'Workplace Unforms' as indicated on the bid tabulation in an amount not to exceed $225,000, be approved for award and purchase.

CORCORAN & BLACK