TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Service Wear Apparel Final Contract Option
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to exercise option year two with Service Wear Apparel.
Staff Contact:
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - High-Performing Workforce
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
This service provides the District with high quality professional uniforms for its bus operators. It is essential to the level of service and the overall perception of the District that the uniforms be extremely high quality.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The total expected cost for Service Wear Apparel is estimated at $800,000 per year and has been included in the annual operating budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Since 2017, the District has been contracting uniform services with Service Wear Apparel to provide professional uniforms for bus operators, dispatchers, and supervisors. Service Wear Apparel demonstrated their ability to provide the full uniform services for the needs of the District during the pandemic where others could not and continues to provide this valuable resource for employees. To ensure Service Wear Apparel is delivering satisfactory service to District employees, staff works closely with the Uniform Committee to monitor ongoing performance and ensure Service Wear is responsive. Transportation staff and the Uniform Committee are satisfied with the level of service provided from Service Wear Apparel and desires to continue working with this vendor during the final option year.
On August 10, 2022, the Board approved a one-year agreement with two one-year options with Service Wear Apparel. On August 9, 2023, the Board authorized the General Manager to exercise the first one-year option with Service Wear Apparel, through October 31, 2024. The servi...
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