Finance and Government Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingGrand Prairie, TX · January 3, 2023
Agenda
CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE
FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM
TUESDAY, JANUARY 03, 2023 AT 2:30 PM
AGENDA
The meeting will be held at City Hall Council Briefing Room, 300 W. Main St, Grand Prairie, Texas,
and a quorum of the committee or the presiding member will be physically present. Some members may
participate remotely via video conference.
CALL TO ORDER
CONSENT AGENDA
The full agenda has been posted on the city's website, www.gptx.org, for those who may want to view this
agenda in more detail. Citizens may speak for five minutes on any item on the agenda by completing and
submitting a speaker card.
1. Minutes of the December 06, 2022, Finance and Government Committee Meeting
2. Annual Contract for Fire Records Management System Services with ESO Solutions, Inc. The
contract will be for one-year ($57,455.40) with the option to renew for four additional one-year
periods ($50,902) totaling 261,063.40 if all extensions are exercised
3. Annual contract for Police Officer badges from Uniform Solutions, Inc. (up to $18,217
annually). This contract will be for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-
year periods totaling $91,085 if all extensions are exercised
4. Annual Contract for heavy duty and medium duty truck and trailer parts and services from
Industrial Power Truck and Equipment through a Cooperative Agreement with TIPS. This
contract will be for ten months (up to $75,000.00) ending October 31, 2023, with the option to
renew for one additional one-year period (up to $100,000.00 annually), totaling $175,000.00 if
all extensions are exercised
5. Annual Contract for fire truck, ambulance and other first responder vehicle parts, equipment,
and services from Industrial Power Truck and Equipment through a Cooperative Agreement
with TIPS. This contract will be for six months (up to $50,000.00) ending June 30, 2023, with
the option to renew for one additional one-year period (up to $100,000.00), totaling
$150,000.00 if all extensions are exercised
6. Purchase of three (3) Advanced Traffic Control (ATC) traffic signal cabinets from
Consolidated Traffic Controls in the amount of $69,543 through a national inter-local
agreement with House-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
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7. Purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging station equipment for EpicCentral from
Siemens Industry, Inc. in the amount of $96,378.85 through a national cooperative agreement
with Sourcewell
8. Ordinance amending the FY2022/2023 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Project Specific
Agreement Amendment No. 3 with Dallas County for the widening of Camp Wisdom Road
MCIP 40811 from approximately 1700 linear feet west of Carrier Pkwy to FM 1382 and
commit the city to $31,404 in additional funding for a total City share commitment of
$5,510,208
9. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Project Specific Agreement
Amendment with Dallas County for the widening of Camp Wisdom Road MCIP 40811 from
approximately 1700 linear feet west of Carrier Pkwy to FM 1382 and commit the city to
$31,404 in additional funding for a total City share commitment of $5,510,208
10. Annual Contract for Racial Profiling Services with Del Carmen Consulting, LLC. The contract
will be for one-year ($26,750) with the option to renewal for four additional one-year periods,
totaling $133,750 if all extensions are exercised
11. Change Order #2 to add additional licenses to match current Animal Services staffing levels
and combine two existing agreements with Axon, Inc., in the amount of $17,397.03 for the first
year and $15,012.14 annually for eight additional years, totaling $137,494.26, through a
national cooperative agreement with Sourcewell
12. Professional Services contract with Walter P Moore to begin and complete Phase 4 of the
Grand Prairie Flood Warning and Forecasting System in the amount of $200,000.00
13. Purchase of a prefabricated restroom building for the Fish Creek Linear Park from CXT, Inc.
for $226,314.78 through a national cooperative agreement with Sourcewell
ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
14. Annual contract for Detention Center inmate food from Eagle Eight Eleven, Inc., dba Sunbeam
(up to $356,299.50 annually). This contract will be for one year with the option to renew for
four additional one-year periods totaling $1,781,497.50 if all extensions are exercised
15. Annual Contract for Police Equipment, Uniforms, and Alterations Services from Impact
Promotional Services, LLC dba Got You Covered Work Wear and Uniforms through a Master
Interlocal Agreement with the City of Fort Worth, Texas. This contract will be for ten months
(up to $175,000) ending October 31, 2023, with the option to renewal for four additional one-
year periods (up to $200,000 annually), totaling $975,000 if all extensions are exercised
16. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Project Funding Agreement with Crow
Holdings Inc./Wildlife Land L.P. (CHI) a Texas limited partnership where CHI intends to pay
for improvements to the Wildlife Parkway MCIP project (40810) from SH 161 Frontage Road
at Lower Tarrant Road eastward to Beltline Road by depositing funds with the City in the
amount of $918,052.54
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17. Professional Civil Engineering services contract with LJA Engineering for the Davis Road
realignment project in the maximum amount of $200,000.00 with a 5% contingency of
$10,000.00 for a total request of $210,000.00
18. Change Order #1 for a Maximum Guaranteed Price contract amount of $1,750,640.50 with
Dean Electric, Inc. dba Dean Construction for Tyre Park Phase I Construction Manager at Risk
(CMAR), including a 5% contingency amount of $73,894.28 for a total project cost of
$1,750,640.50
19. Annual Contract for yard waste grinding from Thelin Recycling up to $299,600.00 annually.
This contract will be for one year with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods
totaling $1,498,000.00 if all extensions are exercised
EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Finance and Government Committee may conduct a closed session pursuant to Chapter 551,
Subchapter D of the Government Code, V.T.C.A., to discuss any of the following:
(1) Section 551.071 “Consultation with Attorney” - Loop 9 BBQ Contract
(2) Section 551.072 “Deliberation Regarding Real Property”
(3) Section 551.074 “Personnel Matters”
(4) Section 551.087 “Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.”
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Citizens may speak during Citizen Comments for up to five minutes on any item not on the agenda by
completing and submitting a speaker card.
ADJOURNMENT
The Grand Prairie City Hall is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in
participating in this meeting due to a disability as defined under the ADA, please call 972-237-8035 or
email GPCitySecretary@gptx.org at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting to
request an accommodation.
Certification
In accordance with Chapter 551, Subchapter C of the Government Code, V.T.C.A, the Finance and
Government Committee agenda was prepared and posted December 30, 2022.
Gloria Colvin, Deputy City Secretary
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