City of San Antonio - File #: 17-5164

• File #: 17-5164
• Type: Misc - Professional Services Agreements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 9/21/2017
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing a six-year contract and two optional one-year extensions with Alanis Wrecker Service to provide and manage storage services for the impounding, releasing and auctioning of vehicles for the San Antonio Police Department with revenue of approximately $3.0 million, based on the graduated scale of the Total Adjusted Gross Income, or 85% of Auction Sales and 2% of Impound Fees in revenue, whichever is greater of the two. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; William McManus, Chief of Police]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/21/2017	1	City Council A Session	Motion to Approve	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Police


DEPARTMENT HEAD: William P. McManus, Chief of Police


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

An Agreement to provide and manage storage services for the impounding, releasing and auctioning of vehicles for the City of San Antonio Police Department.


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes the execution of the Total Management of the Growdon Vehicle Storage Facility Agreement to provide and manage storage services for the impounding, releasing and auctioning of vehicles for the City of San Antonio Police Department.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

On May 10, 2017, the Police Department solicited proposals to manage the Growdon Vehicle Storage Facility (VSF) for the City. As part of this contract, the City will require a contractor to provide and manage storage services for the impounding, releasing and auctioning of vehicles for the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD). The contractor will provide services twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, three hundred sixty-five (365) days a year.
The Contractor accepts vehicles for storage, processes all state required record checks and notifications, collects all appropriate fees (i.e. all towing fees, impound fee, notification fee, per day storage fees and taxes), processes the release of vehicles, and establishes the chain of custody for vehicles used in evidence. The VSF receives vehicles to be impounded in connection with police investigations (i.e. vehicles being held as evidence or as seized assets), vehicles involved in accidents and/or abandoned, and miscellaneous property otherwise towed pursuant to City authorization. The contractor will also maintain the VSF grounds, property, ensure environmental compliance, and provide capital improvements to the VSF.
Four (4) responsive proposals were received in response to the City's RFP from the following companies: Alanis Wrecker Services; TEGSCO, LCC, AutoReturn; Rod Robertson Enterprises, LLC; and URT United Road Towing, In...