Title
Contract No. 6898
Commercial Janitorial Services
Body
Agenda of: June 20, 2018
Item No.: 2018-780
Amount: $1,118,678.00 1 Year
$1,097,692.00 First Year Optional Renewal
Total: $2,216,370.00
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: June 6, 2018
RE: Contract No. 6898
Commercial Janitorial Services
Vendor: GDI Omni, Inc.
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer - Water and Field Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 6898 (previously known as DWSD Contract No. 2904951) "Commercial Janitorial Services" with GDI Omni, Inc., at a cost of $1,118,678.00 for a duration of one (1) year; optional one (1) year renewal at a cost of $1,097,692.00; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
Contract No. 2904951 was originally initiated as a Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) contract, approved by the DWSD Board of Water Commissioners on February 25, 2015, prior to the bifurcation of GLWA/DWSD. As part of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the previous DWSD and now GLWA, a job function assessment was conducted on several areas within the organization, and janitorial services was one of the areas studied. The results of the study indicated that janitorial services were determined to be a non-core function within the organization and would be best served by outsourcing this function. Accordingly, a competitively bid request for proposal (RFP) was issued for janitorial services, proposals received, and a cost comparison, savings analysis and project overview selection description were completed on December 16, 2014 (see attachment RFP# 48845 - Commercial Janitorial Services Project Overview). The two highest rank...
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