Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approval to Participate in the GSA (U.S. General Services Administration) Contract #GS-07F-0069U for Scientific Equipment and Services with Leica Geosystems.
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Submitted By: Michelle Fentress, Procurement Agent I, Procurement Management Department (PMD).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Mission to provide exceptional municipal services.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Michelle Fentress, Procurement Agent I, PMD.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Leica Geosystems.
3. Purpose: This will assist the Police Department in becoming more efficient and safer at crash sites by purchasing faster technology.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: The initial term began on November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2022.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: Allows the Police Department to purchase better equipment that will increase Officer safety and reduce human oversight and errors.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): Estimated annual expenditures for FY 2021 is $108,229. Future years expenditures will be as approved in each department's budget.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council waive the bidding, per Chapter 35.04(c), good cause shown, and approve participating in the GSA Contract #GS-07F-0069U with Leica Geosystems for Scientific Equipment and Services.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve participating in the GSA Contract #GS-07F-0069U.
2. Move that the Council not approve participating in the GSA Contract #GS-07F-0069U and provide staff with direction.
Background: Over the past few years, a request was made to the agency to purchase a 3D scanning system as an investigative tool to accurately map a crime scene for criminal and traffic homicide investigations. The scanning technology re-creates the scene by mapping and measuring the scene out in 3D. The Crim...
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