DATE: October 17, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Sole Source Agreement with City of Fresno for bus tokens and passes for consumers of the Departments of Social Services, Public Health, and Behavioral Health
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Make a finding that is in the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances for the purchase of bus tokens and bus passes.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a sole source Agreement with the City of Fresno - Fresno Area Express for the purchase of bus tokens and passes for consumers of the Departments of Social Services, Public Health, and Behavioral Health, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $7,692,885.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Departments of Social Services (DSS), Public Health (DPH), and Behavioral Health (DBH) to purchase bus passes and tokens from City of Fresno - Fresno Area Express (FAX), with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. DSS is mandated to provide transportation for its Welfare to Work, Child Welfare, and General Relief consumers. Though not mandated by regulation, DPH and DBH also provide bus tokens to assist consumers with transportation for programmatic obligations.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
The Departments' request to waive the competitive bidding process is consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34, as FAX is the only vendor that provides bus service within the Fresno metropolitan area. The Internal Services Department - Purchasing concurs with th...
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