Resolution 028-19RECORD OF RESOLUTIONS
Dayton Legal Blank, Inc., Form No. 30045
Resolution No.
28-19
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 2019
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 over the
past -two decades, and Guinness Irish Stout returns as a sponsor for the fourth 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
spon:3ored 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 2019 Dublin Irish Festival due to the financial and
marketing benefits this sponsorship provides to the Festival and the City.
NOW, T EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State of
Ohio, of the elected members concurring, that:
Section 1. Superior Beverage Group of Columbus is hereby designated as the provider
for beer products for the 2019 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 Resolutions I take effect upon passage in accordance with Section
4.04(,a) of the Revised Ch er.
Pass his of 2019.
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Members of Dublin City Council
Dana L. McDaniel, City Mana
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Re* Resolution No. 28-19 - Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirements for the
Purchase of Beer for 2019 Dublin Irish Festival
Attached for your consideration is Resolution 28-19, 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 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, Smithwick's 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 2019 Festival are estimated at $155,000. Appropriatd-
funding for this purchase has been authorized by Council in the 2019 operating budget.
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 28-19, waiving competitive bidding for the purchase of
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