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Resolution Authorizing the Award of Contract 2016-10386 to Patriot Services of Greensboro, Inc. for Temporary Labor Services for Solid Waste Collections in the Field Operations Department
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Department: Field Operations
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Dale Wyrick, Field Operations Department Director, 373-2783
Contact 2 and Phone: Chris Marriott , Field Operations Department Deputy Director, 373-7612
PURPOSE:
The Field Operations Department requests City Council approval for the resolution authorizing the award of Contract 2016-10386 to Patriot Staffing of Greensboro, Inc. for Temporary Labor Services for Solid Waste Collections in the Field Operations Department. In accordance with current City policy, contracts exceeding $100,000 in value require City Council approval.
BACKGROUND:
The Field Operations Department contracts with temporary labor staffing firms to ensure that it delivers services in an efficient and effective manner. The services that utilize temporary labor include loose leaf collection, mowing, landscaping, litter collection, landfill operations, solid waste collections and transfer station operations.
At the request of the Field Operations Department, the Centralized Contracting Division conducted an on-line competitive Request for Bids (RFB) for various Temporary Labor Services through the Greensboro Electronic Procurement System (GePS) in Event #7938. The M/WBE Office provided a list of M/WBE firms from the Greensboro 10-county to invite to participate in the solicitation opportunity through an outreach email.
In accordance with the M/WBE Program Plan, the various services needed were de-bundled to provide an opportunity for multiple vendors to bid on various contracts for these Temporary Labor Services. A total of 610 contacts were notified of the solicitation through the GePS system and thirty-four firms identified by the M/WBE Office rece...
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