Rules & Legislation Committee
July 10, 2025

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ___________________________ CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.RESOLUTION: AWARDING THE CITYWIDE SECURITY SERVICES CONTRACT TO ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES, LP, FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, WITH TWO (2), ONE-YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE INITIAL TERM, IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF NINEMILLION DOLLARS ($9,000,000) ANNUALLY WITH A NOT TO EXCEED GRAND TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF FORTY-FIVE MILLION ($45,000,000) AND GRANT THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR OR THEIR DESIGNEE THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT AT THE END OF THE TERM AND INCREASE THE CONTRACT SPENDING AUTHORITY ON A MONTH-TO-MONTH BASIS UNTIL A NEW CONTRACT IS AWARDED WHEREAS, The City of Oakland has various municipal facilities, properties, and events and public gatherings/assembly and emergency situations that require unarmed and armed security personnel to provide security services to protect the public, city personnel, officials and property; and WHEREAS, in September 2024,the City solicited proposals for unarmed with an option for armed security services from qualified firms to provide citywide security services for City facilities and eleven (11) firms responded and submitted proposals; andWHEREAS, based on the results of proposal and interview evaluations/rankings, Allied Universal Security Services, LP was rated the highest scoring and ranking Security Services Firm/Company and is being recommended for award of the City’s security contract; and WHEREAS,Allied Universal Security Services, LP has been certified in meeting the minimum 50% Local / Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program requirement by partnering with Diligence Securities Services, Inc., an Oakland Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) and was ranked number one (1) through that process and deemed the most qualified and responsive proposer for the project; and 2 ...WHEREAS,The City Council finds and determines that the performance of thiscontract is in the public interest because of the importance of security for Oakland's citizens, employees, facilities and property; and WHEREAS, Funding for this contract for Security Services is available in thefollowing fund; the Facilities Services Fund (4400) Project (1005170) in the amount of $7.2 million annually for the adopted FY 2025-27 budget, for security services described as OPW Funded Facilities and within each requesting City Department; and WHEREAS, Additional funding for a portion of this contract for Security Services shall be provided by each of the requesting City Department for security services provided at respective facilities and/or properties; and WHEREAS, the City lacks the equipment and qualified personnel to perform the necessary work, that the performance of this contract is in the public interest because of economy or better performance and that this contract is of a professional, scientific or technical nature; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that the performance of this contract shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive service now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: Allied Universal Security Services, LP complies with all LBE/SLBE requirements; and RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to award a contract for security guard services at various locations to Allied Universal Security Services, LP, for a three-year term, with two (2), one-year options to extend the contract upon satisfactory completion of the first term, in an estimated amount of nine million dollars ($9,000,000) annually with a not-to-exceed grand total contract amount of forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000), in accord with the request for proposals specifications for the project initiated by the City in September 2024; and FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is hereby authorized to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not limited to; agreements, amendments, extensions, modifications, payment requests and related actionswhich may be necessary for the completion of the agreement in accordance with its basicpurpose; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is hereby authorized to extend the new contract with Allied Universal Security Services, LP and increase spending authority on a month-to-month basis after the term of the Agreement expires or after the initial extension options are exhausted until a new contract is awarded; and be it 3 FURTHER RESOLVED:That the contract shall be reviewed and approved by the City Attorney for form and legality prior to execution and placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk. IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND PRESIDENT JENKINS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California OCA DOCUMENT NUMBER / ATTORNEY INITIALS