Subject:
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Third Amendment to the agreement with Smith Industries Inc. d/b/a Smith Fence Company for the requirements of fencing, gate operators, and handrails.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the Third Amendment to the agreement with Smith Industries Inc. d/b/a Smith Fence Company for requirements of fencing, gate operators, and handrails.
• The Third Amendment exercises the first and final twelve-month extension and increases the contract $1,000,000.00, effective through February 12, 2027.
• This Cooperative contract is for annual countywide requirements of fencing, gate operators, and handrails facilitated and administered by the County. Cooperative participants include Cities of Dunedin, Pinellas Park, Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, and Pinellas County School Board.
• This contract was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on February 14, 2023, in the amount of $2,540,868.20 for thirty-six months. First Amendment was approved by the County Administrator on December 9,2024, to increase the contract $250,000.00 due to increased repair and replacement of fencing damaged by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The Director of Purchasing approved the Second Amendment to add a temporary fencing line item with no increase to the contract.
• Funding for this agreement is included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Operating Budget for Construction and Property Management and Parks and Conservation Resources in the General Fund, for Department of Solid Waste in the Solid Waste Revenue and Operating Fund, for Public Works in the County Transportation Trust, for Utilities Department in the Water Revenue and Operating Fund and for Airport in the Airport Revenue and Operating Fund. FY27 and future years will be dependent on the adoption of the annual County Operating Budget.
Contact No. 23-0054-ITB increase in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for a County revised not to exceed amount of $3,790,868.20, revising the combined County and Cooperative not to exceed expenditure to $11,330,691.20 through February 12, 2027. Authorize the Chairman to sign and the Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.
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Strategic Priorities:
Resilient Infrastructure and Environment
1.2 Maintain and enhance County infrastructure
Summary:
Summary
This Third Amendment exercises the first and final twelve-month term extension and increases the contract expenditure in the amount of $1,000,000.00 through February 12,2027.
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Background Information:
This contract was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on February 14, 2023, in the amount of $2,540,868.20.
This Cooperative contract is administered by the County; Cooperative participants include Cities of Dunedin, Pinellas Park, Clearwater, Tarpon Springs, and Pinellas County School Board
Fiscal Impact:
Approved expenditure not to exceed: $2,790,868.20
Third Amendment not to exceed: $1,000,000.00
Revised expenditure not to exceed: $3,790,868.20
Revised County and Cooperative not to exceed: $11,330,691.20
Staff Member Responsible:
Merry Celeste, Purchasing Division Director, Office of Management and Budget
Chris Rose, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Partners:
City of Dunedin
City of Clearwater
City of Pinellas Park
City of Tarpon Springs
Pinellas County School Board
Attachments:
Third Amendment