SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a contract with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida, in the amount not to exceed $582,070, which includes contingency, for forensic crime scene processing, latent prints, property and evidence storage, and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center services, during the one-year contract period commencing on October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021, 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 an 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 2020-2021 is $546,162. The proposed contractual agreement reflects a 2.8% increase with the following associated costs:
Forensic Science Services (Crime Scene Processing) = 1,100 calls for service at $246.10 each, totaling $270,710;
Fingerprint Services - 1,200 cases at $90.46 each, totaling $108,552;
Property and Evidence Storage - 10,000 items at $12.70 each, totaling $127,000;
Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC) - 475 juveniles transported at $84.00 each, totaling $39,900.
The contingency amount of $35,908 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 2020-2021 operating budget request for cost code, 0101155-530300, contractual services.