SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a contract in the amount of $489,671.00 with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida for latent fingerprint, crime scene processing, evidence and property storage and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center services, plus an additional $40,000.00 contingency for any excess services provided by the Sheriff, during the one-year contract period commencing October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 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 covered latent fingerprint examination, crime scene processing services, property/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 2016/2017 is $489,671.00. This reflects a 5% increase from the $465,740 amount budgeted in Fiscal Year 2015/2106. The amount is a decrease from the actual cost in Fiscal Year 2014/2105 of $513,288.83.
The proposed contractual agreement reflects the following breakout of costs:
Fingerprint Services - 1,200 cases @ $80.38 each, totaling $96,456.00;
Forensic Science Services (Crime Scene Processing) - 1,100 calls for service @ $218.65 each, totaling $240,515;
Evidence, Property Service and Storage - 10,000 items @ $11.28 each, totaling $112,800;
Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC) - 475 bookings @ $84.00 each, totaling $39,900.
Requests for services in excess of the number of contractual calls will be invoiced separately. Additionally, at the end of the contract, any funds remaining from unused calls for service will be refunded to the City. The $40,000.00 contingency amount will cover the number of calls for service should they exceed those outlined in the proposed contract.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funding for this contractual agreement and contingency funds are available in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2016/2017 operating budget, 010-01155-530300-521-000.
USE OF RESERVE FUNDS: N/A