Title
Resolution Awarding Contract to Hopkins Services, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $400,000 to Perform Post-Event Seat Cleaning Services for the Greensboro Coliseum
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Council Priority: Create an Environment to Promote Economic Development Opportunities and Job Creation
Department: Coliseum
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Matt Brown, 373-7406
Contact 2 and Phone: James Dickens, 373-2320
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this Resolution is to award a contract to Hopkins Services, Inc. for the cleaning of the seating areas of five of the facilities of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex identified as the 1) Coliseum Arena; 2) Coliseum Special Events Center; 3) Coliseum Field House; 4) White Oak Amphitheatre; and 5) Aquatic Center.
The term of this contract shall be from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. This contract is eligible for three one-year renewals, if both parties are interested in continuing the contract without a price increase. This contract is for an amount not to exceed $400,000 and requires City Council approval.
BACKGROUND:
City staff first presented Council with a contract these services on March 19, 2019. In the original solicitation for these services, City staff issued a Request for Bid that required the lowest, responsible, responsive bidder to clean all five facilities of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. Council denied this resolution and directed City staff to de-bundle the services of this contract to give small, local firms a better opportunity to be competitive with the larger firms. City Staff developed a Request for Proposal ("RFP") that was based on a best value standard of award that evaluated factors of a firm's performance other than price. The RFP also allowed firms to submit bids on any one of the five facilities of the Coliseum Complex or all five of them, and City staff had the option of selecting multiple firms for one or more facilities. This RFP was released...
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