ADOPTED - MARCH 23, 2004

Agenda Item No. 16

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT TO MOORE'S SECURITY SERVICES, INC. FOR UNIFORMED UNARMED GUARD SERVICES AT VARIOUS COUNTY FACILITIES

RESOLUTION #04-86

WHEREAS, the current contract for uniformed, unarmed guard services at the Human Services Building and the Veterans Memorial Courthouse will expire on May 31^st, 2004; and

WHEREAS, the Purchasing Department has solicited interested and qualified private and commercial vendors to submit proposals for unarmed guard services at the Human Services Building and the Veterans Memorial Courthouse for a contract term of three (3) years starting June 1^st, 2004, with an option to renew for two (2) additional years, this contract requires the payment of living wages; and

WHEREAS, both the Purchasing and Facilities Department recommend that a three (3) year contract be awarded to Moore's Security Services, Inc., who submitted the lowest responsive proposal to provide unarmed guard services for the hourly fees charged to the County as follows:

Contract Year Rate Charged to the County

2004 $14.03 per hour

2005 $14.56 per hour plus the increase in the living wage rate

2006 $15.43 per hour plus the increase in the living wage rate

WHEREAS, the total annual increase in cost attributable to the living wage provision is approximately $24,000, which is not budgeted in the 2004 budget.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes entering into a three (3) year contract with Moore's Security Services, Inc., 5900 Millett Highway, Lansing, Michigan 48917, effective June 1^st, 2004, for uniformed unarmed guard services at the Human Services Building and Veterans Memorial Courthouse based on their proposal as recommended by the Purchasing and Facilities Directors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board authorizes a two (2) year extension upon the recommendation of the County Controller and approval of the County Services Committee.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the transfer of a total of $14,000 (7/12 of $24,000) is authorized from the contingency account to appropriate budgets.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract documents that are consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Swope, De Leon, Hertel, Severino, Nevin

Nays: None Absent: Thomas Approved 3/16/04

FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, De Leon, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/17/04