SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a contract with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount of $517,091 plus contingency of $22,909, for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center services, during the one-year contract period commencing October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and the Clearwater Police Department (CPD) began annual contractual agreement for services in January 1994. The agreements have covered forensic crime scene processing, latent fingerprint examination, property and evidence storage, and a share of security costs at the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC).
The total cost for the proposed agreement for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 is $517,091. The proposed contractual agreement reflects the following breakout of costs:
Forensic Science Services (Crime Scene Processing) - 1,100 calls for service @ $231.97 each, totaling $255,167;
Fingerprint Services - 1,200 cases @ $85.27 each, totaling $102,324;
Property and Evidence Storage - 10,000 items @ $11.97 each, totaling $119,700;
Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC) - 475 juveniles transported @ $84.00 each, totaling $39,900.
The contingency amount of $22,909 will cover any calls for service which exceed those outlined in the proposed contract and invoices for excess services will be issued separately. Additionally, at the end of the contract, any funds remaining from unused calls for service will be refunded to the city.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funding for this contractual agreement and contingency funds are included in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2018-2019 operating budget request for cost code, 0101155-530300, contractual services.