ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Chief of Police with a Request to APPROVE a Three (3) Year SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT with the Option to Extend for Two (2) Years with S HARRIS UNIFORMS for Commissioned and Civilian Personnel Uniforms.
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BACKGROUND
The Peoria Police Department utilizes specific manufactured clothing for uniform items. Sam Harris is the only local distributor that is authorized to sell complete uniforms to the police department. They have established a long-standing business relationship with the Peoria Police Department. Over many decades, Sam Harris has been the equipment and uniform supplier for the Peoria Police Department, as well as other departments in the City of Peoria. Although satisfying the police department's uniform orders are cumbersome and standards for customer service are high, Sam Harris Uniforms and their personnel have a record of meeting and accommodating the needs of the police department's 230 sworn and civilian staff. They do not anticipate any supply disruptions nor issues that would prevent them from providing the best products and customer service to the Peoria Police Department.
Over the history of conducting business with Sam Harris Uniforms, they have a record of submitting competitive pricing and providing on-site customer service. The customer service aspect of this business relationship has proven difficult for other businesses to replicate. Sam Harris Uniforms has been able to provide all the uniform and equipment needs required by our past contracts.
Sam Harris Uniforms is a small, local business located in a City of Peoria Hub-Zone at 1025 N. Sheridan in Peoria, Illinois. They have been a mainstay in the Peoria community for over 115 years. The current business owner and President is Karla Dennhardt whose business goals include hiring residents in or near the business. Sam Harris currently employs 8 people, including protected class citizens.
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