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Ratify additional expenditures needed recently, and authorize additional expenditures needed going forward, for board up services to temporarily secure residential and business structures for all City departments with The Steam Team Inc. d/b/a The Steam Team to increase the amount by $100,000 and authorize an additional increase of $200,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $542,000. Funding: $100,000 was available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budgets of various City departments. $200,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budgets of various City departments.
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Lead Department
Austin Financial Services.
Client Department(s)
All City departments.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $100,000 was available in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budgets of various City departments.
Funding in the amount of $200,000 is available in the 2025-2026 Operating Budgets of various City departments.
Procurement Language:
Ratification-Amendment.
MBE/WBE:
Note: This contract is exempt from the City Code Chapter 2-9B (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program); therefore, no subcontracting goals were established.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Austin Financial Services - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
This amendment provides continued board up services for public and private property to temporarily secure structures on an as-needed basis for health and safety purposes. The City has experienced a year-over-year increase in volume for the need of board-up services and a contract increase is required to promptly secure hazardous sites and respond to code enforcement actions. The contract increase was made to address immediate health and safety needs in a timely manner with an additional increase included ensuring there is remaining authority through contract expiration, September 2026.
The requested authorization is based on departmental estimates using historical spend and anticipated future needs.
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Contract Details: |
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Contract Term |
Length of Term |
Contract Authorization |
Requested Additional Authorization |
Revised Total Authorization |
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Initial Term |
1 years |
$ 74,000 |
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$ 74,000 |
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Contract Amendment |
1 year |
$ 74,000 |
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$ 74,000 |
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Contract Amendment |
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$ 20,000 |
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$ 20,000 |
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Proposed Amendment |
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$300,000 |
$ 300,000 |
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Contract Amendment |
1 year |
$ 74,000 |
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$ 74,000 |
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Total |
5 years |
$242,000 |
$300,000 |
$ 542,000 |
Note: Contract Authorization amounts are based on the City’s estimated annual usage.