Submitted By: TJ Fulmer
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Presentation By: Darren Park
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Department: Public Works
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Fourth Amendment to agreement with Wear Gloves, Inc. for the final one-year renewal term of the contract for annual litter control and drain inlet surface cleaning services in the amount of $539,682
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department has ongoing staffing needs for litter control. Wear Gloves, Inc. (Wear Gloves), a community non-profit organization, has provided litter control for the City since September 6, 2019.
On February 15, 2022, the City Council approved additional expenditures under the contract to cover additional hours to meet the growing demands for litter control.
In 2022, Public Works sought a procurement exemption that would allow the City to continue using Wear Gloves to provide litter control services without issuing a competitive solicitation, because Wear Gloves has provided efficient, cost-effective specialty services to the City over the prior three years. The City Contracting Officer granted the exemption after considering the limited number of entities that provide litter control services and the City's benefit from such services.
On June 7, 2022, the City Council awarded a contract (Contract No. PWD/220178) to Wear Gloves for the provision of litter control, landscape maintenance, and miscellaneous services for a three-year term from August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2025. The contract included the option for two additional one-year renewal periods.
On June 20, 2023, the City Council approved the First Amendment to PWD/220178 to expand the scope of services to include stormwater drain and inlet surface cleaning services and increase the hourly rate of compensation f...
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