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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
MARCH 7,2005
APPROVED
TITLE:
AGREEMENT FOR UASI COUNTYWIDE
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TERRORISM
PREPAREDNESS
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1st Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
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CITY MANAGER
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager, Chief
of Police and the Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with URS
Corporation to develop a countywide Strategic Plan for Terrorism
Preparedness in an amount not to exceed $395,100.
DISCUSSION
On August 16, 2004, the City Council accepted a $15 million Urban Area
Security Initiative grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security,
through the State of California, Office of Homeland Security. This
initiative was designed to enhance the domestic preparedness of urban areas
by ensuring that all emergency first responders have adequate equipment and
systems to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism. The
grant provides total reimbursement to local agencies for equipment
purchases approved and authorized by the federal Office of Domestic
Preparedness.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Office of Domestic
Preparedness (ODP), designated the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim as Urban
Areas (UAs) under the FY 2004 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). Each
city has been awarded a grant to create a sustainable model for
preparedness to prevent, respond to and recover from acts of terrorism.
Although each city is a designated Urban Area in its own right, the cities
developed and submitted to ODP a joint grant strategy. Continuing in this
spirit of cooperation, the Santa Ana and Anaheim Urban Areas (UAs) are
working with the Orange Operational Area and are pooling resources to
develop a countywide strategic plan. This plan will accurately assess
vulnerabilities and gaps, and help develop effective strategies to fill
those gaps on a countywide basis by using existing and future grant funds.
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Agreement For Countywide Strategic
Plan for Terrorism Preparedness
March 7, 2005
Page 2
In December 2004, the City issued a Request for Proposal to provide a
countywide Strategic Plan for Terrorism Preparedness. Requests for
Proposals were mailed to five vendors and advertised in the Orange County
Register on December 13th and 14th 2004. A total of five proposals were
received (Exhibit 1). A committee composed of representatives of the Santa
Ana Urban Area, the Anaheim Urban Area, and the Orange County Operational
Area reviewed each of the proposals. The proposals were evaluated on the
following criteria: responsiveness to the RFP, quality and number of
references, demonstrated ability to provide comparable services as
requested in the RFP, ability to meet the deliverable deadlines, financial
stability and resources, and cost.
The recommended vendor, URS Corporation received the highest percentage in
the scoring process, and met or exceeded the evaluation criteria.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the 2004 UASI Grant Other Contractual Services
Account (account no. 125-331-6291-33105).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Francisco Gutierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Mgmt. Services
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Paul M. Walters
Chief of Police
Police Department
Agency
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Agreement For Countywide Strategic
Plan for Terrorism Preparedness
March 7, 2005
Page 3
EXHIBIT 1
RFP Countywide Strategic Plan for Terrorism Preparedness
BIDDER
SCORE
PRICE
1. URS Corporation 88.5 $395,023
2. Tech/Knowledge, Inc. 83.5 $374,535
3 . Talon Executive Services 79.2 $918,000
4. ABS Consulting 65.8 $198,454
5 . Critical Incident Solutions 65.5 $384,304
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