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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: UNIFORM RENTAL SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP44851-20008370 to Prudential Overall Supply, to provide uniform rental services, for a not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $3,256,271 for the three-year base period and $3,575,446 for the one, three-year option, for a total combined NTE amount of $6,831,717, effective December 1, 2023, subject to the resolution of all properly submitted protest(s), if any. Include an additional $267,000 in contract authority for closeout activities from Prudential Overall Supply's existing contract.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing uniform rental services Contract No. OP671430003367 with Prudential Overall Supply expires December 31, 2023. To ensure service continuity, a new contract award is required effective December 1, 2023.
Background
BACKGROUND
On January 26, 2017, the Metro Board of Directors approved the award of a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP671430003367 for uniform rental services with Prudential Overall Supply, to provide uniform rental services for approximately 2,300 employees working throughout 24 Metro locations, as well as providing vehicle seat covers and laundry services for hand towels and floor mats.
During the life of the contract and to support Metro's system expansion projects, uniform rental services were expanded to include three (3) additional locations for the K Line (C/LAX) Division 16, and Maintenance of Way (MOW) Locations 64 and 67, with over 200 new employees, for an updated total of over 2,500 employees serviced systemwide, throughout 27 Metro locations.
Timely uniform rental, delivery, and laundry services are necessary to ensure compliance with the existing agreements between Metro and the collective bargaining units, to meet garment safety requirements fo...
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