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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: SECURITY GUARD SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS560810024798 with RMI International, Inc. to continue providing security guard services, and increasing the not-to-exceed contract value by $18,400,000 from $87,053,758 to $105,453,758.
Issue
ISSUE
RMI provides security guard services at selected locations of the regional Metro System to protect Metro assets, staff and prevent unlawful entry into secured areas. In order to continue to provide preventative physical security at Metro stations, parking lots/structures, and critical infrastructures, and increase visible security presence at bus/rail maintenance facilities, Contract Modification No. 6 is required. Staff intends to aggressively manage all areas being patrolled and guarded by RMI International, Inc., in an effort to deter and detect threats, mitigate security risks while minimizing costs wherever possible.
Background
BACKGROUND
Since the Metro Board approved the award of a five-year, firm-fixed unit price contract to RMI for security guard services in September 2016, significant costs have been incurred to provide additional coverage for special events and new services and to support the increasing demand for visible security presence, system-wide, to deter crime and address homelessness.
In April 2018, Metro initiated an Ancillary Area Surge and provided a 24-hour system-wide security guard presence in the underground stations on the Red and Purple Rail Lines. Notably, since the surge, there has been a 56% reduction in removals of homeless trespassers from entering Metro's ancillary areas and a 100% reduction in trespasser arrests. Metro staff has also seen a 69% reduction in Facilities Maintenance Division (FMD) cleanups and an 87% reductio...
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