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<br />• <br />• • <br />INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />NOVEMBER 29, 1983 <br />To: J. Hodge - <br />From: J. <br />Subject: Sealed d <br />• <br />for of Public Works <br />~~0024 - Plastic Garbage Bags <br />Advertised, sealed bids 40024 for the purchase of plastic. garbage bags"were <br />opened and read in City Council Chambers 11/28~83'at 4;00 PM. :Sealed bids <br />were mailed to eleven vendors of plastic bags with four bidders responding. <br />The City of La Porte and the City of ..Seabrook elected to purchase: garbage <br />bags cooperatively in the 1983-84 Fiscal Year. ,City of La Porte will purchase <br />219,000 lb;s. during this period and the City of Seabrook will purchase 40,000 <br />lbs. during this period. <br />Low bidder for this contract is Southwestern Bag :Company of Pasadena, Texas ` <br />at $.4975 per lb. `.This price reflects an increase of 88.6 over .pricing on the <br />City. of La Porte~~ 1982-83 .contract for this commodity. The substantial price <br />increase on this-material can be attributed to a 17z increase in ttE'wholesale <br />price of polyethylene resin since December of 19$2. <br />Due to the fact that Southwestern Bag indicates-,that they meet all spec if ica- <br />tions on this item I herebg.recommand awarding a one year contract for the <br />'purchasee of plastic bags,"for the"low bid price of $.G975 per lb. I trust th~:t <br />this'recommendat$.o~'will :meet ,`with your approval. <br />~; <br />,s <br />JR/mb <br /> <br />