STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 12, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) a five-year acquisition contract to establish a master agreement for the purchase of equipment to expand and operate the Park & Recreation Department's existing people counting system in the estimated amount of $261,625; and (2) a five-year service price agreement for installation, maintenance, and support for the existing people counting system for the Park & Recreation Department in the estimated amount of $95,550 - Eco-Compteur, Inc. dba Eco-Counter, Inc., sole source - Total estimated amount of $357,175 - Financing: Park and Recreation Beautification Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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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.
These agreements will allow for the continued purchase, implementation, hosting, maintenance, and support of a people counting system for the Park & Recreation Department. The system will gather accurate and detailed data on visitor ingress/egress activity at parks and hiking and biking trails across the City. The data will be used to analyze traffic flows and trends at each designated location. The insight afforded by these analyses will enable Park & Recreation Department staff to better serve the future outdoor leisure needs of visitors of these locations.
Eco-Counter, Inc. devices were initially purchased in 2014 and have been deployed on...
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