Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities (DPU) to renew its contract with K & M Kleening Service, Inc. to provide Janitorial Services for various Department of Public Utilities Facilities. The work to be performed under these specifications will be at Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) Janitorial Services at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant, Compost Facility and the Sewer Maintenance Operations Center; Division of Water (DOW) Janitorial Services at Griggs and Hoover Watershed facilities, Hap Cremean Water Plant, Parsons Ave Water Plant, Department of Public Utilities Offices, and various Division of Water Offices at 917 Dublin Rd and 3500 and 3568 Indianola Ave. Other Department sites may be added in the future. The work to be performed under these specifications will include cleaning services for not only office areas but also other industrial type areas such as store rooms, stock rooms, and construction trailers, areas adjacent to garages, kitchens and break rooms. The Contractor shall furnish any and all cleaners, disinfectants, waxes, wax stripping materials, wastebasket liners, toilet seat liners, sanitation pad liners and any other products required to provide the cleaning services for DOSD. DOW will provide the majority of cleaning materials for the Contractor’s use, due to current janitorial supplies on hand when those services were performed in-house.
The Department of Public Utilities solicited competitive bids for janitorial services in accordance with the relevant provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code (RFSQ 022039). One (1) bid was received and publicly opened on June 29, 2022. The sole bidder was K & M Kleening Service, Inc.
The original contract (Ordinance 0554-2023) went into effect September 21, 2022. It was bid as a one (1) year contract with an option for three (3) additional years contingent on agreement between the City and the Contractor and appr...
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