Submitted By: Danielle Phillips
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Presentation By: Darren Park
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Department: Public Works
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the award of a piggyback agreement to Precision Sidewalk Safety Corp., for the provision of trip hazard mitigation services for sidewalks with an estimated expenditure of $75,000
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Streets Division is requesting approval of Contract No.: PWD/230413 for the provision of trip hazard mitigation services for city sidewalks. Precision Sidewalk Safety Corp (Precision) utilizes a patented process of grinding sidewalks to eliminate trip hazards.
In Fiscal Year 2023, Precision repaired 1,233 trip hazards along 7.5 miles of City-maintained sidewalks. Public Works maintains 172 miles of sidewalk within the City limits. Between Fiscal Years 2015-2022, Precision repaired 10,691 trip hazards along 134.4 miles of City-maintained sidewalks.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The Public Works Streets Division has an ongoing need for trip hazard mitigation for City sidewalks. Establishing a contract for these repairs will allow the Public Works Department to remediate existing trip hazards effectively and expeditiously on City-maintained sidewalks that, due to workload, are beyond the capability of current staff resources.
After a competitive solicitation process, the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium (PAEC) entered into a contract with Precision for the provision of trip hazard mitigation for sidewalks under Florida Buy Contract No.: 22-139 (the PAEC Agreement).
After evaluation of the PAEC Agreement, Procurement and Contracting Department staff granted the Public Works Department's request for a procurement exception to piggyback the PAEC Agreement for the provision of trip hazard mitigation for sidewalks. The PAEC Agreement was competitively bid, and Precision has agreed to extend to the City of Ocala th...
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