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Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract for temporary crowd control fencing for CE1.2 model fence for all City departments with Cadence Equipment, LLC for an initial term of two years with up to three 1-year extension options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $648,000. Funding: $75,600 is available in the Operating Budget of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Client Department(s)
All City Departments.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $75,600 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget of various City departments.
Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
MBE/WBE:
Sole source contracts are 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 Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Additional Backup Information:
The contract will provide for temporary fence rental of model CE1.2 fencing primarily for crowd control of pedestrian traffic. At the direction of City Management, Austin Police Department, Chief Davis requested that the Downtown Area Command develop a safe way to open the East Sixth Street Corridor on a trial basis. During this trial, data will be collected to determine the benefits and consequences of opening the street. The traffic plan includes the deployment of specialized fencing to simulate an expanded sidewalk to allow visitors sufficient ingress and egress to the Entertainment District. The CE1.2 model fencing will also be used for public crowd control for short-term Austin Water and Austin Energy emergencies as...
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