City of San Antonio - File #: 14-908

• File #: 14-908
• Type: Purchase of Services
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 5/15/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing a contract with Frio Nevado Corporation d/b/a Go Professional Environmental Management to provide rigging services for the Alamodome for an estimated average amount of $201,000.00 annually through May 31, 2019 with one additional five-year renewal option for a total estimated contract amount of $2,006,750.00, funded with the Hotel Occupancy Tax Alamodome Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/15/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:
Rigging Services for the Alamodome


SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with Frio Nevado Corporation d/b/a Go Professional Environmental Management to provide rigging services at the Alamodome for an estimated average amount of $201,000.00 annually through May 31, 2019 with one additional five-year renewal option for a total estimated contract amount of $2,006,750.00. Funding for this contract is available through the Hotel Occupancy Tax Alamodome Fund.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for Council consideration and action is a proposal submitted by Frio Nevado Corporation d/b/a Go Professional Environmental Management to provide rigging services at the Alamodome. Rigging services are needed to transition one event to another and for other special projects or maintenance and repair tasks. Frio Nevado Corporation d/b/a Go Professional Environmental Management will engineer, plan, layout, and perform load limit calculations for department provided rigging equipment to safely suspend from the Alamodome ceiling, banners, trusses, curtain systems, sound and lighting equipment and any other installations for facility and event productions.

Historically, custodial and supplemental conversion/labor services and rigging services had been solicited under one best value bid solicitation. However, the department elected to solicit the two services separately as two Requests for Competitive sealed Proposals (RFCSP), RFCSP 6100003914, Custodial and Supplemental Conversion/Labor Services for the Alamodome and RFCSP 6100004055 Rigging Services for the Alamodome, due to the variance in the vendor's skill sets for each service and the limited vendors available to perform the rigging services.

Staff's recommendation for Custodial and Supplemental Conversion/Labor Services for the Alamodome (RFCSP 6100003914) will be presented to Council on...