Item 27 Passedunofficial
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This is a citywide contract with Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc. for industrial gases and cylinders that keep a lot of behind-the-scenes city work running \u2014 think welding, lab testing, plant operations, generator cooling, and breathing gear for first responders. The deal runs an initial two years with up to three one-year extensions, capped at $1,069,000, with $40,250 available now in various department budgets and the rest depending on future funding.
The official agenda language
Authorize a contract for industrial gases and cylinders, used for welding, laboratory testing, plant operations, generator cooling systems, and breathing apparatus equipment, for all City departments with Nippon Sanso Matheson Inc., for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $1,069,000. Funding: $40,250 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)