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TERMINATION OF JAIL SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN ALLIED UNIVERSAL AND THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
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DEPARTMENT: Police Department
PRESENTED BY: Joyce LaPointe, Captain
CONTACT INFORMATION: Joyce LaPointe, Captain, 714-754-5663
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Terminate the Professional Services Agreement for jail services between Allied Universal, assignor of G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. and the City of Costa Mesa.
2. Authorize the City Manager or her designee to negotiate an agreement with the City of Huntington Beach for temporary jail services and/or to hire temporary staffing to operate the Costa Mesa Jail.
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BACKGROUND:
In June 2013, the City of Costa Mesa began contracting for jail services with G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. ("G4S") at a cost not-to-exceed the total amount of $743,329.60 per year. The contract was for a three-year term, with the option to extend the term of the contract for two additional one-year periods. The City and G4S exercised the extension options, extending the term through June 25, 2018. The cost for the two additional years was not-to-exceed the total amount of $748,329.60 per year.
In November 2017, the City released a Request for Proposal (RFP No. 18-06) for jail services in anticipation of the current G4S contract expiring on June 25, 2018. The City received one response to the RFP, which was from G4S. The proposal was for jail services at a cost not-to-exceed: Year 1 - $851,260.80; Year 2 - $887,490.24; and Year 3 - $924,098.24. The proposed contract with G4S contained two optional one-year extension options, the first of which was exercised in June 2021, with an expiration date of June 30, 2022. The Agreement provides that the City may terminate the Agreement at any time, effective upon delivery of the notice of termination.
As outlined below, due to the resignation of the majority of jail services personnel, Allied Universal is unable to meet Co...
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