DEPARTMENT: Animal Care Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Heber Lefgren
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S) IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT: Approval of a Contract for the management of Brooks Spay/Neuter Clinic Management
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing a contract with the San Antonio Humane Society (SAHS) to operate and manage the Spay/Neuter Clinic located at Brooks City Base, providing a minimum of 19,000 total sterilization surgeries during its initial three year term, beginning January 1, 2017, with the option to renew the lease, if successful, for one additional three year term.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In FY 2016, the City of San Antonio partnered with Brooks Development Authority (BDA) to construct a new 2,240 sq. ft. spay/neuter and low-cost vaccination clinic located at 8234 City Base Landing. The facility's construction began in April 2016 and is anticipated to be completed by January 2017. This will be the first low-cost veterinarian clinic provided in the southeast area of San Antonio; an area of high need for low cost services.
As part of the FY 2016 Budget, the City Council approved funding for the construction of a Spay and Neuter Clinic at Brooks City Base. On June 5, 2016, the City released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to obtain proposals from Respondents for the operation and facility management of the Brooks Spay/Neuter Clinic. The City held a pre-submittal conference at Animal Care Services (ACS) on June 14, 2016 to answer questions of potential Respondents. The proposal was also advertised to the public in publications such as the San Antonio Express News, the City's Website and TVSA (Time Warner Cable Channel 21) and outreach notices were sent to existing animal care partners notifying them of the RFP and how to apply. The RFP was closed on July 13, 2016 with three submissions from Pet Shotz, Inc., Spay Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP), and the San Antonio Humane Society (SAHS).
The submissions were initially reviewed by a project evaluatio...
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