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BARRETT BROTHERS - DAYTON, OHIO Form 6301
Resolution No.__23-24 Passed. 5
WAIVING COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.04 (“CONTRACTING
PROCEDURES”), PARAGRAPH (C) (“WAIVER OF
COMPETITIVE BIDDING”), OF THE REVISED CHARTER FOR
THE PURCHASE OF BEER FOR THE 2024 DUBLIN IRISH
FESTIVAL
WHEREAS, Section 8.04(c) of the Revised Dublin Charter authorizes Council, by a
vote in favor of no less than five (5) members, to waive competitive bidding
requirements if Council determines that it is in the best interest of the City to do so;
and
WHEREAS, Coors Light has served as sponsor for the Dublin Irish Festival for over 26
years, and Guinness Irish Stout returns as a sponsor for the seventh year, both
contributing a substantial amount of financial and promotional support to the Festival;
and
WHEREAS, Superior Beverage Group of Columbus is the sole distributor for the
sponsored products; and
WHEREAS, it has been recommended by staff that it is in the City’s best interest to
waive competitive bidding requirements and to designate the Superior Beverage Group
as the provider of beer at the 2024 Dublin Irish Festival due to the financial and
marketing benefits this sponsorship provides to the Festival and the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State of
Ohio, _"1_ of the elected members concurring, that:
Section 1. Superior Beverage Group of Columbus is hereby designated as the provider
for beer products for the 2024 Dublin Irish Festival.
Section 2. Competitive bidding requirements are hereby waived for these purchases,
as it has been determined to be in the City’s best interest to do so.
Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect upon passage in accordance with Section
4.04(a) of the Revised Charter.
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Mayor - Presiding Officer
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To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Megan O’Callaghan, City Manager
Date: April 30, 2024
Initiated By: Alison LeRoy, Community Events Director
Re: Resolution No. 23-24 - Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirements for the
Purchase of Beer for 2024 Dublin Irish Festival
Summary
Attached for your consideration is Resolution 23-24, waiving competitive bidding requirements for
the procurement of beer for the Dublin Irish Festival. Section 8.04 (c) of the Revised Charter
authorizes Council, by a vote in favor of no less than five (5) members, to waive the competitive
bidding requirement if it determines that such waiver is in the best interest of the City.
This year, the beer sponsors of the Festival are Guinness and Coors Light. Both of their parent
companies, Diageo and Molson Coors Beverage Company will pay a sponsorship fee to the City of
Dublin.
The following beer products will be offered for sale during the Festival: Guinness, Coors Light,
Coors, Leinenkugel Summer Shandy, Harp, Smithwick’s and Blue Moon. Due to wholesale beer
distributor laws and brewer/distributor franchise agreements, Superior Beverage Group of
Columbus is the sole distributor for all of these Diageo and Molson Coors products in Central Ohio.
Expenditures for the purchase of beer for the 2024 Festival are estimated at $145,000. Appropriate
funding for this purchase has been authorized by Council in the 2024 operating budget.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 23-24, waiving competitive bidding requirements for the
purchase of beer for the 2024 Dublin Irish Festival.
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