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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with First Alarm Security & Patrol Inc., for Uniformed Security Guard Services at NMC (A-12738) per County Request for Proposals (RFP) #10514 for an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 with an agreement term retroactive September 1, 2019 through June 11, 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with First Alarm Security & Patrol Inc., for Uniformed Security Guard Services at NMC (A-12738) per County Request for Proposals (RFP) #10514 for an amount not to exceed $2,300,000 with an agreement term retroactive September 1, 2019 through June 11, 2020.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 9, 2015 the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the execution of five service agreements awarded from RFP #10514 for Uniformed Security Guard Services for the Monterey County. The bidders awarded were Asset Security Inc., Condor Security of America, First Alarm Security & Patrol Inc., National Security Industries & Services, and SC3DVBE Security Services. Each individual agreement did not include a total agreement amount. The Board of Supervisors approved an aggregate amount of $14,800,000 over the term of all agreements through June 11, 2020. As of September 1, 2019, Natividad learned that there was not enough available money remaining under the aggregate total county-wide for security guard and patrol services to cover its needed services for FY2019-20. Natividad is one of many departments that utilize these services heavily and spends over $2,000,000 annually on such services. The County's Central Contracts/Purchasing Department informed Natividad that it was not planning on amending the existing aggregate total amount because it was already working on a new RFP. Natividad was advised to setup its own piggy-back agr...
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