Agenda Item No. 20

Introduced by the Law & Courts, Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, Ingham County requires the services of one uniformed, unarmed security guard at each location to monitor the entry into the Grady Porter Building, the Town Center Building, the Family Court Annex, as well as the Courthouse Annex; and

WHEREAS, funds have been approved and budgeted within the 2000 budget for this contract; and

WHEREAS, the Purchasing & Properties Department solicited and reviewed requests for proposals for a licensed security firm to provide four qualified private uniformed, unarmed security guards to monitor entry into each location; and

WHEREAS, Moore= s Security Services, Inc. submitted the lowest responsive proposal, the agreement period will be for one year June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001 and may be renewed annually subject to both the County and Moore= s Security Services, Inc. agreeing to the terms and conditions of the renewal for up to four (4) additional years; and

WHEREAS, security services shall be provided Monday through Friday with the exception of weekends and County holidays on which the facilities are closed to the public for an hourly rate per security guard of $9.24.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes entering into a contract with Moore= s Security Services, Inc., 5900 Millett Highway, Lansing, Michigan 48917 for four uniformed, unarmed guards to monitor entry into the Grady Porter Building, Town Center, Family Court Annex, and the Courthouse Annex, Monday through Friday with the exception of weekends and County holidays at the hourly rate of $9.24 per guard.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the County Attorney to prepare the necessary documents with the Board Chairperson and County Clerk to sign the same.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Pratt, Schafer, Lynch, Smiley, Juall, Schmidt

Nays: None Absent: Bernero Approved 4/27/00

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: McDonald, Lynch, Pratt, Minter, Severino Nays: None Absent: None Approved 5/2/00

FINANCE: Yeas: Bernero, Grebner, McDonald, Schafer, Minter, Juall

Nays: None Absent: Czarnecki Approved 5/3/00