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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP FS16-037 and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all necessary documents to enter into contracts, and any necessary amendments thereto, with A & A Towing, Inc., Supreme Towing Service, Inc., dba City Tow Service, both of Long Beach, CA, A & E Towing, Inc., of Cypress, CA, and Mighty Transport, Inc., of Torrance, CA, to perform as-needed vehicle towing services, in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to increase the existing Blanket Purchase Orders (BPOs) with multiple towing companies by $100,000, for an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide as-needed towing services. Furthermore, it is projected that this amount will be needed on an annual basis for the remaining term of contracted use. These services are needed to supplement the regular operations of the Fleet Services Bureau, Towing and Lien Sale Division.
A formal procurement process was completed in March 2016 to identify qualified firms to provide as-needed towing services for the City. In May 2016, BPOs were issued pursuant to the City Purchasing guidelines, in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000, for a two-year period, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, to the following firms:
· A & A Towing, Inc., of Long Beach, CA
· A & E Towing, Inc., of Cypress, CA
· Mighty Transport, Inc., of Torrance, CA
· Supreme Towing Service, Inc., of Long Beach, CA
The contracts are in the first year of a two-year term. Towing requests had been on a decline for several years. Since June 2016, however, towing requests have been steadily increasing and are projected to continue trending upwards for the foreseeable future. In addition to the increased volume of tows, staffing shortages ov...
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