Title
Safety, Environmental and Technical Training Contract - RFP 2223-WST-342 - Request for Award (Ordinance S-49553)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into agreements with BTS AZ, LLC, ETC Compliance Solutions LLC, Innovations in Training Inc., P3 Safety Solutions, LLC, Safety Compliance Services, Inc., Santa Cruz Solutions, LLC., and MentorSource Training Corporation dba Workplace Safety Specialists to provide Safety, Environmental and Technical Training for the Water Services Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the seven contracts will not exceed $6,000,000.
Summary
The Agreements will provide Water Services with the ability to continue the development of its comprehensive employee trainings and expand the program to include the development of three new training program areas: Water Industry Operations, Water Industry Technical and Professional Development.
Procurement Information
The recommendations were made using a Request for Proposal procurement process in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Nine vendors submitted proposals deemed responsive and responsible. An evaluation committee of City staff evaluated those offers based on the following criteria with a maximum possible point total of 1000.
Experience, Capacity and Capability (0-500 points)
Method of Approach (0-400 points)
Cost of Services (0-100 points)
After reaching consensus, the evaluation committee recommends award to the following vendor(s):
- BTS AZ, LLC (806.87 points)
- ETC Compliance Solutions, LLC (675.37 points)
- Innovations in Training Inc. (587.50 points)
- P3 Safety Solutions, LLC (690.35 points)
- Safety Compliance Services Inc. (562.46 points)
- Santa Cruz Solutions, LLC (772.50 points)
- MentorSource Training Corporation dba Workplace Safety Specialists (684.75 points)
Contract Term
The contracts will begin on or about April 30, 2023, for a five-year term with no option to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contracts value will not exceed $6,000,000.
Funding is available in the Water Services Department operating budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.