STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 23, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a five-year service price agreement for feral hog control and abatement services on City owned properties - Striker Outfitters, LLC, most advantageous proposer of two - Estimated amount of $693,125 - Financing: General Fund ($160,425), Stormwater Drainage Management Fund ($217,100), Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($207,900), and Sanitation Operation Fund ($107,700)
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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 estimated 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. We anticipate the following departments will utilize this agreement:
* Department of Sanitation Services
* Park & Recreation Department
* Water Utilities Department
This service price agreement provides for the control and abatement of feral hogs from City property. Feral hogs pose a potential hazard to humans as they can carry diseases which can be transferred in the City's waterways. Feral hogs are currently present in the City's parks, golf courses, levee systems, and other areas causing damage to City and residential property. Additionally, feral hogs travel via creeks, rivers, and levee systems (flood plains) foraging for food and water sources.
The supplier and City representatives will initially determine areas of most feral hog activity and/or damage and concentrate abatement efforts in those locations. Traps will be set up, baited, and monitored for feral hog activi...
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