City of San Antonio - File #: 21-3890

• File #: 21-3890
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/17/2021
• Posting Language: Ordinance ratifying the rental of three tents from KKH Rentals, Inc., for use by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Alamodome for a total cost of $917,049.60 for the period January 2021 through September 2021. Funding is available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Immunizations Grant. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

An ordinance authorizing a contract with KKH Rentals, Inc. for the rental of three tents for San Antonio Metro Health District (SAMHD) to be used for city-wide COVID-19 vaccinations at the Alamodome for a total cost of $917,049.60 for the period January 2021 through September 2021. Funding is available from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Immunizations Grant.


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes a contract with KKH Rentals, Inc. for the rental of three tents for San Antonio Metro Health District (SAMHD) to be used for city-wide COVID-19 vaccinations at the Alamodome for a total cost of $917,049.60 for the period January 2021 through September 2021. Funding is available from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) COVID-19 Immunizations Grant.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for Council action and ratification is a contract with KKH Rentals, Inc for the rental of three tents with lighting, to be used for city-wide COVID-19 vaccination distribution at the Alamodome. The tents are installed at the Alamodome parking lot and are used to provide coverage for SAMHD staff and citizens from the weather and to establish drive through lanes and orderly process for vaccination distribution. One tent is utilized for citizen check in, and two, eight lane drive thru tents are utilized for the vaccination and monitoring. The vaccination distribution began on January 11, 2021 and will continue through September 2021. Based on public health and safety concerns, time constraints to facilitate and implement the vaccination distribution, a purchase order was issued to KKH Rentals, Inc. on the basis of a public health and safety exemption.


ISSUE:

This ordinance will ratify an expenditure with KKH Rentals, Inc. in the amount of $917,049.60 for the rental of three tents with lighting utilized for COVID-19 vaccination and monitoring at the Alamodome parking...