Agenda 05/27/2008 Item # 6F
COLLIER COUN1Y MANAGER'S OFFICE
3301 East Tamiami Trail . Naples, Florida 34111 . (239) 774-8383 . FAX (239) 774-4010 :
Agenqa Item No. 6F
'May 27, 2008
Page 1 of 3
May 14, 2008
Mr. Dustin Michael Tidwell
11222 East Tamlami Trail
Naples, FL 34113
. Re: Public Pemlon Request to Discuss Office Fumiture Bids
Dear Mr. Tidwell:
Please be advised that you are scheduled to appear before the Collier County Board of
Commissioners at the meeting of May 27, 2008 regarding the above referenced subject.
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Your petition to the Board of County Commissioners will be iimlted to ten minutes.
Please be advised that the Board will take no action on your petition at this meeting.
However, your petition may be placed on a future agenda for consideration at the
Board's discretion. If the subject matter is currently under litigation or is an on-going
Coda Enforcement case, the Board will hear the item but will not discuss the item after it
has been presented. Therefore, your petition to the Board should be to advise them of
your concern and the.need for action by the Board at a future meeting.
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The meeting will begin at 9:00a.m. in the Board's Chambers on the Third Floor of the W.
Harmon Turner Building (Building OF") of the govemment complex. Please arrange to be
present at this meeting and to respond to inquiries by Board members.
If you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this
office.
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cc: Jeffrey K1atzkow, County Attorney
Len Price. Administrative Services Administrator
Skip Camp, Facilities
Steve Carnell, Purchasing Director
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Agenda Item No. 6F
May 27, 2008
Page 2 of 3
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Reauestto Soeak under Public PelltIon
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Is 11118 subject matter under IItIg8llon at this time? Yes ~
1811118 subject mall8r an ongoing Code Enfon:e~ case? Yes/~
Note: If either answer Is """". the Board will hear the item but wll have na
disc:usalon llIlJ8I'ding1l1e 1_ after Ills p.....nted.
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Agenda Item No. 6F
May 27, 2008
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Request to Speak under Public _n
Dear Board of County CommJssioners.
On or _ April 22nd, 2008. I reoeiYed a caI from Colier County employee Doman GonzaIeo.
He was returning the calli made to him requesting the opportunfty Ie bid on the fumIure business
he routinely contracla. Ilnfarmed Mr. Go11ZIIIes that my company was dlo8en again thiB year by the
COIIi8f County Schools as tI1aIr PFll_ of adml_ o/Iice furniture, I w..nt on IX> explain how
my company was able to get the schoolll end column GSA discounts, saving Ihern thousands
of dollars. I .1&0 slated that my company has never 8nd will never Charge for design services and
that competitive bidding has shown thal: our insl:llllltion CClBIs ourthe beIIm.the sbIIL I went on to
explain that we are now the HON Showcue Deller. n lhatwe haves AINIy_,_,~ showroom
and design centor _1IIan 4 miles In>m "'" C_ County ~ CenIor. ThIs lxalion has
al the HON fumlltn u.t Is on Ihe SbIte Contract I ..., Informed him of the n..,.c::ubid8 8YI*m
W8 haII8 on dlspley by HON _ _ ThIo poneI..... _ "'1~ """"",,_Ihan
other systams and '" made of nalural_, nol ~_. -., Indoor llIr quallv _181 ha...
shown thatcubl_ madeofftberg_ __......._ ond _g_ ~ I,*,
the office environmanl Mr. Gonzales l1I6PClI1dad by oarlnlI_the C<lUI1tl' pu_ _1c8Ie and
Herman Miller furniture and Is nol we_In Icalclng at anyIhOlg aIlIa. I re_ him that I do
noI chsrge for design seJVices(steeIca8e and Hern8n Miller ctage $55.00 per flour) and my fumlture
costs less and has the on" panel ",","m IX> be certllied Indoor edv&ntago gold _ mer con-'''' It>
lEED certification. I also expWned that Olr panel system .. eaIer to instal and rtICOf'Ifigure so
labor costs would be much lower. Mr. Gonzajes replied that he is satisfied with the t'A'O '-'8I1dom(both
Lee Cou-dy companiesl} and becauoe he buys of SI8te CO_ he would no! be giving me en,
projects to bid on. He went on to say ~ If he needed Ie purchase HON fumittn, he would not
buy it from my company, or allow us to bid on it As you can Imagine, this was WIrY upeettlng. We
have worked VOl)' herd over the past Iew yeera, becomilg one 01 on" 148 HON Showcase Deelel1l
in the countIy. We h8V8 shown through our eflbl1B with the CoIEIer Cculty School Board thElt we
are cxmmitted to saving our county money. To be 8C quickly dismissed by someone who plays
such a critical role in what fumltwe the counIy buys end who they buy it from is C8U88 for pIIttIionklg
the Board of County Commisatoners. .
We are asking the Commission 10 lake actions to make avaiIabte ID us the- op~fD'bi:l on any
end o. otIioe furniture prtljec1s. We offer 0 _productlhanthe. . .~. .... ..... '.' '. :.i.".~.' ;.'.; '. '
purct'raU1g and we are certain wewrn be abte 10 save the county on the ,'., . '," "Ib.d. \IiIh the
pnx::urament of such furnistmgs. We are IocatEtd In CoIIi8reountywilh th,.. .~. . , !~ Ower 40
empkJyeesll say this because OU" COI."aIlIaR hsva to drive here from LeeCo~:anct~ MJb out
the delivery and InstalBtlons. -, ' -
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