DEPARTMENT: Animal Care Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Heber Lefgren
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing a contract with Dr. Fretorry Rogers for in-house spay/neuter services.
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance authorizing a contract in an amount up to $100,000.00 with Dr. Fretorry Rogers to provide veterinary in-house surgical services for a term of January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 with the option of three (3) one-year renewals. Approximately 4,000 spay and neuter surgeries will be performed under this contract annually.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Sterilizing pets through spay/neuter surgeries is key in controlling the stray and roaming animal population in San Antonio. Over 60,000 spay/neuter surgeries are performed annually through the collaboration of many community partners including the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services Department (ACS). In FY 2019, approximately 45,000 of those surgeries will be financially supported by ACS including free or low-cost surgeries available to pets of San Antonio residents. These surgeries are performed by ACS partners at local spay/neuter clinics and by ACS at the City’s ACS main adoption center.
The ACS main adoption center clinic operates seven days a week maintaining the shelter health of pets in our care and preparing pets via spay/neuter and specialized surgeries for live release placement through adoption or transfer to ACS rescue groups. Retaining the services of high-volume surgery providers allows ACS to maintain maximum daily operations of performing between 17,000 and 19,000 spay/neuter and specialized surgeries in-house annually by our Staff and Contract Veterinary team.
The City issued an on-going Request for Application (RFA) in August 2017 soliciting applications for qualified and experienced candidates for Contract Veterinarians at ACS. Due diligence was done by ACS staff ensuring that all Veterinarians are currently licensed to practice Veterinary Medicine in the State of Texas. Dr. Fretorry B. Rogers, who has provided in-house surgical and veterinarian services to ACS since FY 2012, was selected for this contract and has met all expectations of surgical services at ACS.
For this contract, the Small Business Economic Development (SBEDA) Ordinance requirements were waived due to no certified Small, Minority, Women, and Veteran Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE’s) registered within the program.
ISSUE:
This Ordinance authorizes a contract in an amount up to $100,000.00 with Dr. Rogers to provide in-house surgical services for a term of January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 with the option of three one-year renewals. Animal Care Services (ACS) is anticipating Dr. Rogers to perform approximately 4,000 surgeries annually with this contract.
The Animal Care Services Director is authorized to amend the contract and adjust surgery rates to accommodate for specialized surgeries or additional medical services and increase total compensation, subject to funding availability and operational necessity.
ALTERNATIVES:
If this contract is not approved, ACS will re-advertise the Request for Application in search for another contracted veterinarian. This could impact the number of surgeries performed at ACS until a new contract is secured.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance is requesting approval for a contract in an amount up to $100,000 with Dr. Fretorry Rogers to provide veterinary in-house surgical services for a term of January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 with three one-year renewal options. Funds are included in the FY 2019 General Fund Budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of this Ordinance authorizing a contract in an amount up to $100,000.00 with Dr. Rogers for ACS surgical services.