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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Robert Massarelli, Community Development Director
Kathy Freeman, Code Enforcement Program Supervisor
BY: Michael Penhall, Code Enforcement Officer
DATE: October 17, 2017
SUBJECT: (a) Approve Agreement between the County of Lake and Jones Towing for towing services in an amount not to exceed $110,000, from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020, and authorize the Chair to sign; and (b) Approve Agreement between the County of Lake and Kelseyville Auto Salvage and Towing for towing services in an amount not to exceed $60,000, from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020, for the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program, and authorize the Chair to sign.
EXHIBITS: 1. Proposed Agreement with Jones Towing
2. Proposed Agreement with Kelseyville Auto Salvage and Towing
3. "Revised" AVA Tow Area Map
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Code Enforcement staff solicited requests for sealed bids from nine local tow companies in order to obtain price quotes for towing services for the County's Abandoned Vehicle Program; also known as the "AVA Program". The AVA program is no cost to the County of Lake as funding is provided through the Abandoned Vehicle Trust Fund, money that is collected through California Department of Motor Vehicle registration fees.
Two proposals were received from local bidders on the list and both bidders are qualified to provide the required services. Out of these two bidders, only one of them bid for the removal of recreational vehicles, boats and boat trailers.
Upon the issuance of the bid document, the county was initially separated into multiple "Tow Contract" areas and bidders were allowed to bid on each area. With only two proposals being received by code enforcement staff, staff decided it is in the best interest of the "AVA Program" and the County and revised the tow contract areas by dividing the county into two separate tow areas; North Section 1 and South Section 2 as shown on the attached "Revis...
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