October 28, 2025
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Item number:Item #87
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Firehouse Ministries receives a contract to operate a trauma-informed opioid abatement program. This expands harm-reduction services for residents struggling with opioid use disorder.
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Counterparty:
Cooperative Downtown Ministries, Inc. dba Firehouse Ministries
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 28, 2025
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Item number:Item #40
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Firehouse Ministries receives a contract to operate a trauma-informed opioid abatement program. This expands harm-reduction services for residents struggling with opioid use disorder.
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Counterparty:
Cooperative Downtown Ministries, Inc. dba Firehouse Ministries
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 21, 2025
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Item number:Item #56
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$18K
Birmingham Fire Department gets new rescue gear for recruits, purchased sole-source from Emergency Equipment Professionals in Mississippi.
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Counterparty:
Emergency Equipment Professionals, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
October 21, 2025
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Item number:Item #60
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$969
Routine purchase of office equipment for city IT operations using general fund dollars.
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Counterparty:
Strickland Paper Company, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
October 21, 2025
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Item number:Item #55
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City buys trophies, awards, and corporate gifts through a no-bid contract with 4Imprint. Dollar amount not disclosed in this consent item.
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Counterparty:
4Imprint, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
October 14, 2025
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Item number:Item #71
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$117K
Legions Field maintenance shop and office building gets new roof through no-bid contract. Work is part of ongoing 2023 renovation package.
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Counterparty:
Garner and Associates
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Legions Field, 4
October 14, 2025
·
Item number:Item #34
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$24K
City spends $24,000 on electronic monitoring services from ProntoTrak without competitive bidding. Service details (what it monitors, who benefits, duration) not disclosed in agenda.
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Counterparty:
ProntoTrak, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 14, 2025
·
Item number:Item #42
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$6K
City spending $6,000 from general funds on music research services through sole-source contract.
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Counterparty:
Southern Music Research Center
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 14, 2025
·
Item number:Item #38
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$6K
City is spending $6,000 without competitive bidding. The vendor name and purpose are incomplete in public documents.
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Counterparty:
Bare Hands Gal
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 14, 2025
·
Item number:Item #85
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City commits to a sole-source consulting deal with Freshwater Land Trust for land and water project management. Specific dollar amount and project scope are incomplete in the agenda.
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Counterparty:
Freshwater Land Trust
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
October 14, 2025
·
Item number:Item #32
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Equipment Simulations LLC will provide services under a sole-source contract. Budget impact and service details not available in agenda description.
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Counterparty:
Equipment Simulations LLC dba SimsUshare
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
October 7, 2025
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Item number:Item #17
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$35K
City approves spending $35,415 for fire protection services from Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP, without competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Johnson Controls Fire Protection, LP
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
October 7, 2025
·
Item number:Item #24
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$3K
Fire and Rescue Service receives new camera equipment, microphones, and power bank to support operations and incident documentation.
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Counterparty:
B&H Photo & Electronics, Corp.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 30, 2025
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Item number:Item #56
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$265K
Equipment Management Department restocks waste/recycling carts through no-bid Sourcewell agreement.
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Counterparty:
Rehrig Pacific Company
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 30, 2025
·
Item number:Item #43
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$13K
Equipment Management spent $12,610 on sole-source wreck repair for a city vehicle, using general-fund dollars.
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Counterparty:
Paul Pierce Paint and Body Co., Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 30, 2025
·
Item number:Item #41
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$2K
City spending $1,700 per vehicle for custom paint on new police cars. Part of routine fleet maintenance and equipment purchases.
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Counterparty:
Huffstutler Paint and Body, Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 30, 2025
·
Item number:Item #30
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Renewal of software and IT maintenance services for city systems. Dollar amount not disclosed in agenda.
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Counterparty:
DataWorks Plus, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 30, 2025
·
Item number:Item #44
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Equipment Management gets authorized to buy tractor parts and maintenance services for one year. Sole-source contract means only one vendor can provide the work.
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Counterparty:
Warrior Tractor and Equipment Co., Pelham, Alabama
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 23, 2025
·
Item number:Item #29
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$16K
General fund dollars going to office furnishings; no-bid procurement method.
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Counterparty:
Strickland Paper Company, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 23, 2025
·
Item number:Item #15
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$6K
Underserved students gain access to art education programs. Spending approved through sole-source contract with Space One Eleven Program.
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Counterparty:
Space One Eleven Program
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 23, 2025
·
Item number:Item #31
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Extends city's ability to maintain and repair aerial and bucket trucks used in public works and emergency response. Contract is sole-source through Sourcewell Purchasing Program.
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Counterparty:
Terex USA LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract amendment
September 23, 2025
·
Item number:Item #27
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
General Motors parts and services for city vehicles are purchased from a single vendor without competitive bidding. Sole-source procurement can limit cost control; citizens should know which vendors receive city contracts.
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Counterparty:
Hoover CH LLC d/b/a Hendrick Chevrolet, Duluth, Georgia
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 23, 2025
·
Item number:Item #44
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City will use Granicus software to track and manage short-term rentals, including address identification and compliance tools. Software helps enforce rental regulations.
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Counterparty:
Granicus LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 16, 2025
·
Item number:Item #26
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$65K
City commits $65,000 from general fund to Birmingham Time Media Group under sole-source agreement, bypassing competitive bidding process.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Time Media Group, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
September 16, 2025
·
Item number:Item #69
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Department of Equipment Management gets authorized ongoing repair parts and service through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program, keeping city equipment operational at negotiated rates.
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Counterparty:
Ingram Equipment Co., LLC, Pelham, Alabama
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution