Title
Victim Services and Prosecutor’s Office Client Transportation Services (Ordinance S-48952)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Canyon Taxi, LLC to provide ambulatory and non-ambulatory taxicab services to clients of the Human Services Department's Victim Services Division (VSD) and the Law Department’s Victims Services Unit (VSU) within the Prosecutor’s Office in an amount not to exceed $15,366 for a five-year period. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the life of the contract.
Report
Summary
The Human Services Department VSD utilizes taxicab services to provide transportation to victims of violent crime. Oftentimes, recipients of victim services have no means of transportation and do not reside within proximity to providers of healing services. To remove this barrier to receiving supportive services, staff engages taxi services to transport victims to providers and then return them home.
The Law Department VSU utilizes taxicab services to provide victims of violent crime transportation to court proceedings or to various social services agencies. This transportation is critical as a victim may be providing testimony in a case, exercising their rights to participate in the criminal justice process, or traveling to an agency that can provide additional supportive services to assist the victim with the legal process.
Procurement Information
Request for Quotes, RFQ-22-VSD-57, was conducted in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10. The Human Services Department received two offers on May 6, 2022. All offers were determined to be responsive and responsible to the solicitation requirements.
The Procurement Officer evaluated all quotes based on price, responsiveness to all specifications, terms and conditions, and responsibility to provide the required service. Canyon Taxi, LLC met all solicitation criteria and is recommended for contract award.
Canyon Taxi, LLC: $3,073 per year
American Pony Express: $3,216 per year
Contract Term
This contract will have a five-year term commencing on or about Aug. 1, 2022, running through July 31, 2027, with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
Expenditures are not to exceed $15,366 over the life of the contract. Funding is available in the Human Services Department's Victim of Crime Act grant operating budget and the Law Department’s budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services and Law departments.