REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Robert Handy, Chief of Police
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Approve contract for street sweeping enforcement with Universal Protection Services, LP, DBA Allied Universal Security Services
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Statement of Issue:
Street sweeping is helpful in reducing pollution, removing debris, preventing clogs in storm drains, and improving street appearance on our 1,121 miles of mostly residential and commercial streets. It is important that street sweeping and its related enforcement component is efficient and effective. Low staffing levels and other factors have contributed to less than full enforcement. Outsourcing street sweeping enforcement will increase the number of citations written and provide full time employees the opportunity to serve the citizens in other important capacities.
In July of 2019, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was advertised for street sweeping enforcement services. Ten companies submitted proposals prior to the August deadline. Proposals were independently reviewed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of City staff from various Departments. The proposals were reviewed using standardized criteria. As a result of this process, four companies were identified as being able to meet the needs of the City. These four companies were invited to participate in an in-person interview to further discuss the proposal. The same Evaluation Committee sat on this panel and evaluated the companies. From this process, the City contacted references provided by the top two ranked companies.
Based on the Evaluation Committees' analysis of the RFP proposals, the in-person interviews, and a references check, Allied Universal Security Services was determined to be the most qualified company which met all of the requirements to provide high quality street sweeping enforcement services to the City of Huntington Beach.
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