Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize an amendment to the contract dated August 25th of 2021 between The City of Visalia's Transit division and Kaweah Maintenance to include additional work to the existing scope on a monthly basis not to exceed an additional $13,500 annually for a total of $84,220 annually.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Administration - Transit Division
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Angelina DeRossett, Transit Manager, Angelina.DeRossett@Visalia.City (559) 713-4591
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, Nick.Mascia@Visalia.City, (559) 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council authorize an amendment to the contract dated August 25th of 2021 between The City of Visalia's Transit division and Kaweah Maintenance to include additional work to the existing scope on a monthly basis not to exceed an additional $13,500 annually for a total of $84,220 annually.
Background Discussion:
In 2021 staff went out to bid for the annual concrete cleaning contract at the Transit Center located downtown at 425 E. Oak Avenue. At the time staff received four (4) bids and awarded the contract to the lowest bidder Kaweah Maintenance in the amount of $70,720 per year to pressure wash the passenger areas and bus lanes at the Transit Center twice per week.
Since that time, additional cleaning at the Transit Center has become necessary due to the rising foot traffic and the homeless population that uses the Transit Center overnight. Bird and human waste have become difficult to keep up with, and the two weekly visits are no longer enough to keep the Transit Center clean, sanitary and presentable. Additionally, staff would like to add that Kaweah Maintenance pressure wash the trash enclosures located at the Transit Center and The Administration building (also owned by the Transit division) as the homeless population has begun to make additional messes in the trash enclosure areas at both sites. Currently the trash en...
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