LA County Board

45. Armed and Unarmed Security Services Contracts\nRecommendation: Find that armed and unarmed security services can be\nperformed more economically by an independent contractor; award and instruct\nthe Chair to sign three services contracts with Patrol Solutions, LLC, for the\nprovision of armed and unarmed security services at various Department of\nPublic Works’ field locations (1, 2, 4 and 5), for a term of one year, with three\none-year and up to six month-to-month extension options, for a maximum\npotential contract term of 54 months and maximum contract amounts of\n$4,000,583 for Group 1, north area yards, $4,269,339 for Group 2, east area\nyards, and $3,421,661 for Group 3, Countywide park-n-ride lots, with funding\nincluded in the Department's Fiscal Year 2023-24 various fund budgets, and\nfunding to finance the extension options and 10% additional funding for\ncontingencies to be requested through the annual budget process; find that the\ncontract work is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and\nauthorize the Director of Public Works to take the following actions: (Department\nof Public Works) APPROVE\nExercise the extension options if, in the opinion of the Director, Patrol\nSolutions, LLC, has successfully performed during the previous contracts'\nperiods, and the services are still required; approve and execute\namendments to incorporate necessary changes within the scope of work,\nand suspend work if, it is in the best interest of the County; and\nAnnually increase the contracts' amounts up to an additional 10% of the\nannual contracts' amounts, which are included in the maximum potential\ncontract amounts for unforeseen additional work within the scope of the\ncontracts if required, and adjust the annual contracts' amounts for each\nextension option. (24-0943)