TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-02905 and award contract to Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc., to provide graffiti removal services on private property, in the estimated amount of $95,000 for the period commencing May 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at an estimated amount of $228,000 annually, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to execute a contract with Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. (GPC), to provide graffiti removal services on private property throughout the City.
For the past several years the City has managed graffiti removal throughout the City with a combination of City staff, community service workers and contract removal. In order to further the City Council’s goals of improving the quality of life in neighborhoods and enhancing neighborhood economic development efforts, particularly on the commercial corridors, the City Manager received support from the City Council to initiate a “Cleaner and Safer Community” initiative, which was supported by budget enhancements in the Fiscal Year 2006 budget. With those enhancements, the Department of Public Works expanded the use of its graffiti removal contractor. Increased occurrences of graffiti have caused the monthly average of sites remedied by the contractar to more than triple. On February 14, 2006, the Department of Public Works was granted additional funds and an extension of the current graffiti removal contract to April 30, 2006 by the City Council. Services beyond April 30, 2006 were competitively bid through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
On February 14, 2006, 15 potential bidders were notified of the bid opportunity; four are Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), two are Woman-owned Business Enterprises (WBEs), and two are Long Beach businesses. The bid document was made available from the Purchasing Division located on the ...
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