TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
John Jalili, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Eve R. Irvine, Chief of Police
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Julie Dahlgren, Management Analyst
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Award of Three-Year Unarmed Security Services Contract to Contemporary Services Corporation with an Estimated Annual Value of $55,000 (Police Chief Irvine).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council award RFP #952-14 to Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) for a three-year unarmed security services contract with an estimated value of $55,000.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are available in the fiscal year 2013-2014 Police Department and Parks and Recreation Department budgets. Adequate funds will be provided for in future years' budgets for these as-needed services.
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.
In recent years more companies have entered into the marketplace. Due to the expiration of the current contract with CSC, the City released a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the scope focused on similar experience and ability to provide trained staff in the Los Angeles area.
DISCUSSION:
Ten responses were received from the Request for Proposal for unarmed security services. Because ...
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