| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 4.c.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Lisa L. Kim
| From: | Amir El-Farra
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Police Chief
| | Subject: | Award contracts to B&D Towing, dba Balcaceres and Davalos Towing, and Cylinder Enterprises Inc., dba Finish Line Towing to provide on-call towing services as needed by the Police Department. (Action Item) | Date: | 6/13/2023 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to award contracts to B&D Towing, dba Balcaceres and Davalos Towing (B&D Towing), and Cylinder Enterprises Inc., dba Finish Line Towing (Finish Line Towing), in response to RFP No. S-1309 to provide the Police Department with on-call towing services. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
The Police Department conducted a request for proposals (RFP No. S-1309) for the purpose of having multiple sources for on-call towing services. Police Officers respond to a variety of calls for service that often include abandoned vehicles, recovering stolen vehicles, processing arrestee's vehicles, and vehicles that have been in traffic collisions. Towing services are used consistently throughout the City for these types of calls for service, and timely services help to ensure the efficiency of the department's operations. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
RFP No. S-1309 was issued in February 2023 to obtain proposals from more than one towing company for the most effective use of Police Officer's time when responding to calls when towing is needed. The proposals were received in May 2023 with a total of six tow companies that responded. Two of the six companies successfully completed the requirements outlined in RFP No. S-1309 as listed below:
- B&D Towing;
- Finish Line Towing.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact to the General Fund. Application fees listed in the contracts are collected to reimburse the costs incurred by the Police Department. Tow companies' charges to vehicle owners for vehicle recovery are subject to the approval of the Police Chief as outlined in the contracts. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Award contracts with a term of three years and two option years to B&D Towing, dba Balcaceres and Davalos Towing and Cylinder Enterprises Inc., dba Finish Line Towing to provide -call towing services as needed by the Police Department; and
- Authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute the contract, approve minor modifications as needed, and exercise the option to extend the contract on behalf of the City.
By: Sergeant Royce Wimmer
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