City of San Antonio - File #: 19-9046

• File #: 19-9046
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 1/30/2020
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving a contract with B.T.I., Inc. dba Ameri-Can Engineering in the amount of $58,583.35 to provide a mobile shower trailer for the City's Department of Human Services (DHS). Funding is included and available in the FY 2020 adopted City Council Project Fund and DHS General Fund budgets. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/30/2020	1	City Council A Session	approved	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Mobile Shower Trailer Purchase


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes a contract with Ameri-Can Engineering in the amount of $58,583.35 for the purchase of a mobile shower trailer to provide hygienic assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness or other community emergencies, as needed. Funding for this contract is available through the City Council Project Fund (CCPF) and the Department of Human Services FY 2020 General Fund Budget.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for Council consideration and action is a bid submitted by Ameri-Can Engineering for the purchase of a mobile shower trailer in the amount of $58,583.35. The mobile shower trailer will provide assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness, be utilized during other community initiatives or for emergencies. At the request of Councilman Roberto Trevi?o, City Council directed the Department of Human Services (DHS) to initiate a mobile shower program to provide homeless individuals and San Antonio residents experiencing emergency situations with access to hygienic shower facilities. As part of this request, City Council collectively contributed portions of their City Council Project Funds (CCPF) towards the purchase a mobile shower unit for this initiative. City Council has collectively committed a total of $32,375.00 in CCPF towards the purchase of a mobile shower unit.

On July 22, 2019, DHS partnered with Christian Assistance Ministries (CAM) and Baptist Child and Family Services (BCFS) to initiate a mobile shower pilot to provide assistance to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or for other City-wide community challenges. As of December 31, 2019, the mobile shower pilot has provided a total of 1,407 showers to 404 individual clients.

The City issued a Formal Invitation for Bid (IFB) for "Portable Shower Unit for the Department of Human Services (6100011886) on Au...