Title
Graffiti Removal Solutions Contracts (Ordinance S-47044)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Clean Sweep Pressure Washing, Inc. dba Clean Sweep Property Services and Sherwin-Williams Company to provide graffiti removal solutions for the Neighborhood Services Department (NSD). Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The aggregate contract value will not exceed $144,000 over the life of the contracts including all option years.
Report
Summary
The Neighborhood Services Department Graffiti Busters program is responsible for abating graffiti from a variety of surfaces throughout the city of Phoenix. Program staff employ a variety of methods and tools to achieve this goal, including the utilization of color-matched paint, power washing, and the application of specialized chemicals designed to remove graffiti from non-painted, porous surfaces such as masonry, block, brick, metal, and concrete. The Graffiti Busters team has identified two products, Elephant Snot and Graffiti X, which have proven to be far superior for removing graffiti from porous surfaces than other products used for such removals.
Procurement Information
The Neighborhood Services Department invited qualified offerors to submit bids for two graffiti removal products, Elephant Snot and Graffiti X. An Invitation for Bid (IFB), NSD-IFB-20-006, was issued on June 4, 2020, in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10. Four offers were received by NSD on June 18, 2020: two bids for Group I (Elephant Snot) and two bids for Group II (Graffiti X). The following four offers were evaluated based on price, responsiveness to all specifications, terms and conditions, and responsibility:
Group I (Elephant Snot)
- Clean Sweep Pressure Washing, Inc. dba Clean Sweep Property Services: $55 per gallon
- Pressure Equipment Sales, LLC: $75 per gallon
Group II (Graffiti X)
- Clean Sweep Pressure Washing, Inc. dba Clean Sweep Property Service: $42 per gallon (Vendor Rescinded Its Offer)
- Sherwin Williams Company: $49.59 per gallon
Based on the bids received, the NSD Director recommends that the bids from Clean Sweep Pressure Washing, Inc. dba Clean Sweep Property Services for Group I (Elephant Snot) and Sherwin Williams Company for Group II (Graffiti X) be accepted as the lowest-priced, responsive and responsible offers.
Contract Term
The contracts will be for one year, commencing on or about Nov. 15, 2020, with four, one-year options to extend, which may be exercised in the discretion of the City Manager or his designee.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the contracts will not exceed $144,000 (including applicable taxes) over five years. The contracts are funded through the General Fund and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Neighborhood Services Department.