Title
Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Waive formal bid requirements in accordance with Purchasing Policy C-17 Section 3.4, Exemptions from Competitive Bidding, due to a competitively bid contract being utilized for the acquisition of one 23-foot communications trailer being purchased for HHSA Animal Services;
2) Authorize the use of Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative, Request for Proposals 092922 and the competitively bid contract between Sourcewell and JHB Group, Inc. (JHB) 092922-JHB for the acquisition of one 23-foot communications trailer to serve as an emergency operations trailer during disaster events in El Dorado County; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order to JHB, for the amount of $139,627.81, as shown by the attached Quote labeled A - Estimate 23HIT-ELDOR.3SW, plus any applicable delivery and taxes, for the purchase of one 23-foot communications trailer priced at $139,627.81.
FUNDING: 100% American Rescue Plan Act Funding.
Body
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the ARPA, which allocated $1.9 trillion to assist in the recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. El Dorado County has received a direct allocation of $37.46 million. The California Emergency Services Act allows the Governor to order political subdivisions to assist to the level their resources will allow in times of emergency such as wildland fires. Furthermore, the Food and Agriculture code 31105 mandates that the County must provide stray animal shelter which may result from any disasters occurring in the County. HHSA AS has identified a need for increased communication during these disaster times and that an emergency communication trailer would allow AS to assist other agencies while improving El Dorado County’s emergency response plan.
An emergency communications trailer is a critical asset deployed during disaster events to supp...
Click here for full text