TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Solicitation for Maintenance Uniform Rental and Cleaning
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the release of a solicitation for a qualified vendor to provide high quality professional uniform rental and laundry cleaning services for AC Transit maintenance, materials, and print shop employees.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Initiative - Service Quality
Providing clean, professional uniforms and cleaning materials for the Maintenance, Materials, and Print Shop employees will provide a safe, clean, and respectable work environment.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Budget information is withheld to ensure the District receives competitive cost proposals. This procurement is expected to yield a three-year (3) contract with two (2) one (1) year option periods and is regularly funded through the Operations Department budget.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit currently utilizes the services of a uniform rental supply and cleaning company to provide uniforms as defined in the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) collective bargaining agreements.
The existing five-year uniform rental supply and cleaning services contract with Prudential Overall Supply (POS) will expire on April 11, 2022. The purpose of this solicitation is to secure a new contract with a qualified vendor that will establish and manage these services for AC Transit. The vendor will be required to provide the necessary equipment and support staff to maintain the uniform rental supply and cleaning services contract that will include:
* Weekly pick-up, cleaning, and returning of clean uniforms, including shirts, pants, coveralls, and lab coats.
* Lockers for storage of uniforms.
* Provisions for commercial floor mats, assorted towels, mops, and winter jackets, as needed.
A team of three internal stakeholders, one internal project manager, ...
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