Title
General Police Towing Services - RFP 13-006B (Ordinance S-47246)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures under Contracts 135126 and 135191 with ACT Towing, dba All City Towing, Contract 135125 with DV Towing, LLC, and Contract 135124 with Western Towing of Phoenix, Inc. for the purchase of general police towing services for the Police Department. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $571,067.
Report
Summary
The Police Department requires general towing services to assist with the removal of vehicles for citizens involved in vehicle crashes, towing abandoned vehicles, vehicles left in the roadways, illegally parked vehicles and other law enforcement impoundments. The department also requires auctioning services when vehicles have been lawfully impounded and determined to be abandoned by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division. Additional funds are being requested because of the new contracted rate and the annual Consumer Price Index increase. Towing services are essential to the Police Department and mandated by the Arizona Revised Statutes, Phoenix City Codes and Police Department policies.
Contract Term
The contract term is Feb. 1, 2013 through Dec. 31, 2026.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $571,067 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $1,329,832. Funds are available in the Police Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This contract was originally approved by City Council on Feb. 1, 2013.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.