Resolution 044-17RECORD OF RESOLUTIONS
Dayton Legal Blank, Inc., Form No. 30045
Resolution No. 44 -17 Passed , 20
A RESOLUTION 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 2017 DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL
WHEREAS, Section .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 over
the past two decades, and Guinness Trish Stout returns as a sponsor for the third
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 2017 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, j6 of the elected members concurring, that°
Section 1. Superior Beverage Group of Columbus is hereby designated as the
provider for beer products for the 2017 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 Kest interest to do so.
Section 3. this Resolution shalt' take effect upon passage in accordance with
Sect' 4.O�'r(e�) of the Revised Charter.
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To: Members of Dublin City Council
Frorn,x, Dana McDaniel, City Mana
Date: May 18, 2017
Initiated By,x Alison LeRoy, Manager, Events Administration
Re.: Resolution No,, 44-17- Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirements for
the Purchase of Beer for 2014 Dublin Irish Festival
Attached for your consideration is Resolution 44-17, waiving competitive bidding requirements fo
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. I
This year, the beer sponsors of the Festival are Guinness and Coors Light. Both of their parent
companies, Diageo and MillerCoors will pay a sponsorship fee to the City of Dublin.
We will offer the following beer products for sale during the Festival: Guinness,, Coors Light,
Killian's Irish Red,, Coors, Leinenkugel Summer Shandy, Harp, Smithwicks and Blue Moon. Superior
Beverage Group of Columbus is the sole distributor for all of these Diageo and MillerCoors products
in Central Ohio.
Expenditures for the purchase of beer for the 2017 Festival are estimated at $200,000. Appropriate
funding for this purchase has been authorized by Council in the 2017 operating budget,
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 44-17, waiving competitive bidding for the purchase of
beer for the 2017 Dublin Irish Festival.