HomeMy WebLinkAboutF. PURCHASE OF COPIER CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
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Recommendation
The City recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of a copiers from Better Business
Machines of Beaumont, TX for the amount of $7,595.00.
Background
The City Secretary has been expressing concerns with the performance and operation of the existing
copier. They need a copier with a faster speed and ability to handle their higher volume of copying.
City Secretary wanted a copier that was at minimum 45 per minute, but would prefer a faster copier.
Purchasing received prices from the following vendors.
Better Business Machines $7,595.00
Danka Office Imaging* $6,118.78
Star Graphics Sharp $7,626.00
Kyoceramita $7,698.00
Lanier $8,411.80
Ikon $8,000.00
*Although Danka has the cheaper price, the copier is only 30 pages per minute. The copier proposed
by Better Business Machines is 55 pages per minute. Better Business loaned a copier to the City
Secretary office to try and they loved the performance of the copier.
Budgetary and fiscal effect
Funds are available in 001-1011-513.92-00 for $8,000.
Staffing effect
None
Summary
The City recommends that the City Council approve the purchase of a copiers from Better Business
Machines of Beaumont TX, for the amount of $7,595~.
Van Green Rebecca Underhill
City Secretary Director of Finance
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