STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 26, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) a one-year emergency service price agreement for temporary day labor citywide - All Temps 1 Personnel in an estimated amount of $5,584,484.35; and (2) the ratification of $465,373.69 for temporary day labor citywide with All Temps 1 Personnel - Total estimated amount of $6,049,858.04 - Financing: General Fund ($4,141,056.90), Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($792,531.40), Equipment and Fleet Management Fund ($626,384.39), Aviation Fund ($434,984.79), and Convention and Event Services Fund ($54,900.56)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimate amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
Effective February 2, 2020, the City terminated the current temporary staffing contract due to breach of contract by the supplier. This one-year agreement and ratification with a new supplier is necessary to preserve and protect the public health and safety of the City's residents, which necessity creates an exception to competitive bidding. Regardless, the Office of Procurement Services solicited quotes from several firms and found that the recommended supplier provided the most advantageous response.
This service price agreement will authorize the City to continue using temporary day labor on an as needed basis to assist in installation, repair, and maintenance of Dallas Water Utilities projects, conduct miscellaneous clean-up proje...
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