TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Rachel Johnson, Chief of Police
Christian Eichenlaub, Police Captain
Julie Dahlgren, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Three-Year Unarmed Security Services Contract to Contemporary Services Corporation with a Not-to-Exceed Value of $1,575,000 (No Budget Impact) (Police Chief Johnson).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0085
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-0085 awarding Request for Proposal (RFP) #1335-25 to Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) for a three-year unarmed security services contract with a not-to-exceed value of $1,575,000.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds for this agreement are available in the Police Department's General Fund budget. Future years will be budgeted accordingly for this service.
BACKGROUND:
Since 2007, the City has contracted with CSC for unarmed event security and traffic control services at large-scale special events, such as the Holiday Fireworks, Manhattan Beach 10k Run, Grand Prix Bike Race, Tour de Pier, Surf Festival/6-Man Volleyball, Hometown Fair, and Pumpkin Races. Augmenting staff and volunteers with additional personnel well-versed in crowd control, perimeter security, and traffic control has proven to be very successful. The contractor's staff provides a visual deterrent for inappropriate behavior and criminal activity, while enforcement remains the responsibility of the Police Department.
DISCUSSION:
On April 1, 2025, staff solicited Unarmed Guard Services Request for Proposals (RFP) #1335-25 through OpenGov, a public bid notification system; 21 responses were received. Because this is a service contract, vendor selection is based upon many factors: experience with large-scale special events in dynamic outdoor environments, availability of trained staff in the Los Angeles area, refe...
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