Title
Security Guard Services for Transit Facilities - Request for Award (Ordinance S-47397)
Description
This report requests to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with PalAmerican Security Inc. to provide transit security guard services for the Public Transit Department’s downtown office building and 16 bus facilities. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreement as necessary within the Council-approved expenditure authority as provided below, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total agreement value, including option years, will not exceed $15 million.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this agreement is to provide uniformed security guard services at Public Transit Department's owned properties. Contractor services include surveilling and monitoring property sites, supporting city and transit personnel during emergency situations, identifying and reporting safety and security incidents, and notifying law enforcement of any observed illegal or unauthorized activities. Security personnel will provide monitoring and reporting of all assigned duties at the following facilities:
- Three operating garages;
- Eight park-and-rides;
- Five transit centers; and
- One downtown office building (302 N. 1st Ave.).
Procurement Information
The selection was made using a Request for Proposal procurement process in accordance with Phoenix City Code Chapter 43 and Administrative Regulation 3.10. Sixteen vendors submitted proposals and are listed below.
A panel of qualified staff evaluated and scored each proposal based on the following criteria (1,000 possible points):
- Staffing and Supervisory Plan (300 Points)
- Qualifications and Experience of the Firm (250 Points)
- Reporting Capability (200 Points)
- Price (250 Points)
The evaluation recommendations were reached by consensus in consideration of published selection criteria, with the panel selecting PalAmerican Security Inc. for award. The following summarizes the results of the evaluation panel:
Proposers
PalAmerican Security Inc.: 825 points
American Guard Services: 817 points
ACT Security: 775 points
American Security: 744 points
IPSA Security Services: 690 points
CBI Security Services: 682 points
Allied Universal: 581 points
G4S Secure Solutions: 577 points
Canyon Security: 554 points
Inter-Con Security: 542 points
GardaWorld: 532 points
Servexo: 442 points
Vet-Sec Protection Agency: 426 points
Strategic Security Corp: 321 points
Non-Responsive Proposers
Marksman Security Corporation
Surveillance Security, Inc.
Contract Term
The initial three-year base contract term will begin July 1, 2021, and the contract includes two one-year options to extend if the contractor has performed satisfactorily and it is in the City’s best interest to exercise the available options.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for PalAmerican Security Inc. will not exceed $15 million for five years. Transportation 2050 funding in the amount of $2,494,060 is available for the first year of the agreement in the Public Transit Department’s proposed Fiscal Year 2022 operating budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Citizen's Transportation Commission recommended approval of this item on Feb. 25, 2021, by a vote of 10-0.
The Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee recommended approval of this item on March 3, 2021, by a vote of 4-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.