REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: March 25, 2019 Report No. EPW-19-009
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Janitorial Services for Municipal Facilities Tender Award
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council award the Janitorial Services for Municipal Facilities contract to Commercial Building Cleaning for a total cost of $207,648 (excluding GST) for a two year period, with an option to extend the contract by two one-year periods.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Purchasing and Disposal Bylaw, 2014, No. 2845
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Well-Managed and Maintained Infrastructure - Identify infrastructure repair and proactively plan for replacement needs
BACKGROUND:
As part of the maintenance of the Municipal Hall, Public Safety and Public Works buildings, daily janitorial services are carried out by a private contractor. The current contract expired on May 31, 2018, and janitorial services have been provided on a month-to-month basis since that time.
A Tender was released on February 8, 2019 and closed February 22, 2019. The tendering process included a non-mandatory site visit and one Addendum was issued during the process. A total of eight bids were received. The evaluation is based on cost and meeting mandatory requirements. Upon review of the bids, it was determined that two of the bids were non-compliant and were excluded from evaluation. One of the non-compliant bids was the low bid submission. The bids received were:
Bidder Total Contract Cost
Commercial Building Cleaning $207,648
Master Care Facility Service $221,676
Jani-King of Vancouver Island $234,604
Vforce Commerical Cleaning Inc. $242,349
Bee-Clean Building Maintenance Inc. $243,692
Tricom Building Maintenance Ltd. $255,863
Acciona Facility Services not evaluated
GDI Integrated Facility Services not evaluated
The term of the contract will be for two years and includes an option to extend the contract for two additional one-year terms. The new contract would be initiated on April 2, 2019 and terminate on April 1, 2021 unless the Township chooses to exercise the extension options.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
An evaluation of the bids determined that Commercial Building Cleaning was the lowest compliant bid received. A lower bid was received but it was non-compliant as it did not meet one of the mandatory requirements set out in the Tender.
It is Staff’s recommendation that the contract for janitorial services be awarded to Commercial Building Cleaning.
2. Organizational Implications
This contract is managed through the Public Works Department. As this contract is a continuation of a previously offered service, no significant impacts are anticipated. During the first year of the new contract, there maybe a slight increase in the number of hours the staff liaison may need to devote to this contract as the Contractor becomes familiar with the Township’s facilities and expectations.
3. Financial Implications
A cost breakdown of lowest compliant bid is as follows:
Contract Term - Monthly Costs
Bidder 2019/2020 2020/2021 Total Contract
Commercial Building $8,422 $8,882 $207,648
Cleaning
If the Township decides to extend the contract through the two one-year periods, the costs for those extensions will be negotiated but are expected to be in the similar range of monthly costs as the original contract.
4. Sustainability & Environmental Implications
There are no significant sustainability or environmental implications to the award of this contract.
5. Communication & Engagement
The successful bidder will be notified verbally and in writing that they have been awarded the contract. The remaining bidders will also be notified in writing that they were unsuccessful in their bid.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. That Council award the Janitorial Services for Municipal Facilities contract to Commercial Building Cleaning for a total cost of $207,648 (excluding GST) for a two year period, with an option to extend the contract by two one-year periods.
2. That Council not award the Janitorial Services for Municipal Facilities contract to Commercial Building Cleaning and that the tender be cancelled.