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File ID: 2022-02078 12/6/2022 Consent Item 18.
Suspend Competitive Bidding and Issue Requests for Proposals (RFP) for Voluntary Storage Services (Two-Thirds Vote Required)
File ID: 2022-02078
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion suspending competitive bidding in favor of selecting a Contractor to provide Voluntary Storage Services through an RFP process.
Contact: Nicholas Golling, Homeless Services Manager, (916) 808-7816, [email protected], Benjamin Worrall, Social Services Manager, (916) 808-7923, [email protected], Department of Community Response Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
Additional Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On August 23, 2022, Council voted to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 12.24 of the Sacramento City Code relating to sidewalk obstructions. In the ordinance, the City Manager or his designee may store the belongings of an individual obstructing the sidewalk.
According to the 2022 Point in Time Homeless County released by the Sacramento County Continuum of Care, the County of Sacramento had a homeless population of 9,278, an increase of 67% since 2019.
Understanding both the need to honor the personal belongings of all community members, as well as the need to provide safe and accessible space throughout the City for community members to travel, the City is interested in providing voluntary storage units throughout the City for unhoused residents to temporarily store their belongings.
City Code requires the City to award a new contract through a competitive bidding process or to request suspension of competitive bidding so that another selection process can be used.
File ID: 2022-02078 12/6/2022 Consent Item 18.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are in accordance with City Code Chapter 3.56.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities that will not have a significant effect on the environment and does not constitute a “project” as defined by the CEQA [CEQA Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(2)].
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: Award through an RFP process, rather than a competitive bidding process, will allow the City to consider factors other than the lowest price. Special attention will be paid to the ability of the contractor to exhibit experience working with a vulnerable population of individuals experiencing homelessness, ability to work in collaboration with DCR, and ability to provide storage that not only encompasses keeping items secure but can also act as a gateway towards helping individuals receive services and identify their barriers to housing. All of these factors will be used to determine the top-ranked proposer(s). The scores will be totaled, and the highest- ranking proposer(s) will be asked to enter into contract negotiations with the City. Final contract approval will be granted by the City Council at a future Council meeting.
Financial Considerations: Funding for the contract is currently under the Homeless Services Multi Year Operating Project (MYOP) (I02000900). The funding will be moved into a new Homeless and Community Outreach MYOP in December 2022 and the contract will be paid from the new MYOP.
Funding in future fiscal years is subject to funding availability in the adopted budget for the applicable future year.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): There will be an additional five preference points awarded to all firms that qualify as an LBE.