El Paso Water Ionwave #RFP48-26 Addendum 2

EPWater seeks unarmed security guard coverage and management services

El Paso Water’s Public Service Board is seeking unarmed security coverage and security management for water, wastewater, stormwater, administrative, and other facilities in the El Paso area. - Government buyer: El Paso Water Utilities (EPWater), Public Service Board, Purchasing & Contract Administration. - Scope: 22 service line items covering guards at 19 facility or service locations, an account field supervisor, an account manager, and optional as-needed guard hours. Staffing is currently estimated at about 53 officers, with capacity to scale to 60 or more. - Coverage and quantities: The listed guard posts total 119,988 hours; the supervisor and manager each have 2,080 hours, and optional coverage is 2,700 hours. Many sites require continuous, three-shift coverage seven days a week; other posts are weekday daytime shifts. The worksheet specifies minimum hourly pay rates of $16 for guards, $21 for the supervisor, and $24 for the manager. - Notable requirements: Provide access control, patrols, visitor and vehicle processing, alarm and emergency response, incident documentation, relief staffing, uniforms, equipment, training, and approved workforce-accountability and guard-tour technology. Officers must be qualified and registered in Texas; the contractor must provide local staffing, emergency deployment capability, a transition plan, and patrol vehicles for the supervisor and manager. Site assignments and hours may change. - OEMs and named entities: No security-services OEM or contractor is identified. Boeing is mentioned only as a guard-post location. - Estimated worksheet amount: $2,142,240, based on the worksheet calculation with zero markup entries; the final bid depends on offeror pricing. - Contract term: One initial year, with up to four additional one-year extensions by mutual agreement; EPWater may extend services month-to-month for up to six months if a replacement provider is not ready. Phase-in is limited to 30 calendar days unless EPWater approves otherwise.

Description

EPWater is soliciting proposals for security guard services at its facilities. The scope includes unarmed guards at specified facilities and locations, continuous monitoring and scheduled shifts, as well as account field supervisor and account manager services. Optional unarmed security guard services at various EPWater locations are also included on an as-needed basis. Proposals may be submitted electronically through EUNA Procurement (IonWave) or by sealed bid.

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