SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a contract with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Largo, Florida in the amount of $503,179.00 plus contingency of $26,821.00, for latent fingerprint, crime scene processing, evidence and property storage and Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center services, during the one-year contract period commencing October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same.
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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 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 2017/2018 is $503,179.00. The proposed contractual agreement reflects the following breakout of costs:
Fingerprint Services - 1,200 cases @ $82.79 each, totaling $99,348.00;
Forensic Science Services (Crime Scene Processing) - 1,100 calls for service @ $225.21 each, totaling $247,731;
Evidence, Property Service and Storage - 10,000 items @ $11.62 each, totaling $116,200;
Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center (PJAC) - 475 bookings @ $84.00 each, totaling $39,900.
The contingency amount of $26,821.00 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.
Funding for this contractual agreement and contingency funds are available in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2017/2018 operating budget, 010-01155-530300-521-000.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
0010-01155-530300-521-000-0000 - $503,179.00 with contingency of $26,821.00