October 10, 2017
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Item number:Item #12
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$507
Routine purchase of printed safety vests for city staff. No direct resident impact.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Construction Supply, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #68
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$50K
Equipment Management Department purchases miscellaneous vehicle parts on sole-source contract. Routine maintenance spend for city fleet upkeep.
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Counterparty:
The Pep Boys, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #67
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$8K
City spends $10,000 annually to maintain stretchers and cots for front-line and reserve ambulances. Ensures emergency medical equipment stays in working order.
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Counterparty:
James Parrot dba Ambulance Cot Service
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
October 3, 2017
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Item number:Item #48
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$800
Sole-source contract with a religious organization using public funds. Details of the goods or services are incomplete in the agenda.
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Counterparty:
New Salem Baptist Church
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #59
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$1.0M
Protects city employees and taxpayers if workplace injuries occur. The $1M threshold is standard risk management for a municipal employer.
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Counterparty:
Midwest Employers Casualty Company
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #53
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$27K
City commits $26,637 to maintain emergency dispatch software serving police and fire response. Critical for 911 system reliability.
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Counterparty:
ZOLL Data System, Inc., Broomfield, Colorado
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
September 26, 2017
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Item number:Item #39
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$3K
Supports Fire Department operations through sole-source purchase of essential repair components.
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Counterparty:
Emergency Equipment Professionals, Pelham, Alabama
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
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Item number:Item #34
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$100K
Equipment Management funds auto parts for city fleet maintenance and operations.
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Counterparty:
Napa Genuine Parts, Atlanta, Georgia
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
August 29, 2017
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Item number:Item #35
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$30K
City equipment maintenance continues via sole-source vendor. Routine supply purchase for municipal fleet upkeep.
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Counterparty:
O'Reilly Automotive Stores, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
August 29, 2017
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Item number:Item #33
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$2K
City commits funds to purchase maintenance supplies not available through its own warehouses. Routine operational expense on consent agenda.
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Counterparty:
W.W. Grainger Inc., Birmingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
August 22, 2017
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Item number:Item #48
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$1.7M
City approves major roadwork on Industrial Access Road, Sterilite Drive, Meadowcraft Road and Highway 79 intersection. Project improves traffic flow and infrastructure in industrial area.
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Counterparty:
Norris Paving & Asphalt, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
August 22, 2017
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Item number:Item #39
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$3K
Crossplex facility gets maintenance repair parts through blanket purchase order. Routine equipment upkeep to keep public facility operations running.
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Counterparty:
American Chemicals and Equipment Inc., Birmingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
August 22, 2017
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Item number:Item #40
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$2K
Routine vendor payment for miscellaneous hardware and parts needed by the city's IMS Department.
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Counterparty:
Hardline Fasteners, Inc.
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
August 22, 2017
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Item number:Item #33
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City cancels 2017 sewer replacement contract with Munford Enterprises due to contractor failure. Clears path for rebidding the Legion Field sewer main work.
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Counterparty:
Munford Enterprises, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
📍
Location:
1203 Bush Circle, Birmingham
August 1, 2017
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Item number:Item #55
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$65K
City spends $65,000 with sole-source contract to Birmingham Times Media Group for advertising services over one year—a routine spending decision on public notice placements and announcements.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Times Media Group
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
July 11, 2017
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Item number:Item #102
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$74K
The city commits $74,250 in general fund money to a sole-source advertising vendor for one year. Citizens deserve transparency about how public money is spent on media services.
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Counterparty:
Weld Media, Birmingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
July 11, 2017
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Item number:Item #99
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$65K
City will spend $65,000 over one year on advertising services through sole-source purchase from Birmingham Times Media Group, funded from the general fund.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Times Media Group
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
July 11, 2017
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Item number:Item #88
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$22K
Council is spending $22,000 in public funds for banquet services to honor police community programs on August 5, 2017.
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Counterparty:
Birmingham Barons LLC
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
July 11, 2017
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Item number:Item #100
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$20K
City uses general funds to purchase advertising on a local TV station for one year. Sole-source contract with Raycom Media.
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Counterparty:
Raycom Media, Inc. d/b/a WBRC LLC Media
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
July 11, 2017
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Item number:Item #101
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$13K
City will pay Starnes Publishing $13,152 per year for advertising services. This sole-source contract renewal commits public funds to one vendor without competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
Starnes Publishing, Birmingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
June 27, 2017
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Item number:Item #101
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$35K
The city funds upkeep of graves, walks, and grounds at Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens through a sole-source contract. Residents can expect continued maintenance of burial sites and cemetery infrastructure.
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Counterparty:
Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens Maintenance and Perpetual Care Association
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 27, 2017
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Item number:Item #108
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$15K
Spectrum will provide cable television service to Legion Field, City Hall, and other city facilities for up to five years at $15,000 per month ($900K total). This sole-source contract locks in recurring costs for public facilities.
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Counterparty:
Spectrum Enterprise, Birmingham
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
June 27, 2017
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Item number:Item #109
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City commits to professional services contract with Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens for maintenance and perpetual care consulting. Terms and dollar amount not disclosed in public agenda.
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Counterparty:
Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens Maintenance and Perpetual Care Association, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
June 27, 2017
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Item number:Item #60
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
UNCF will host a series of educational and career-development events in Birmingham. The city is using sole-source procurement, meaning no competitive bidding.
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Counterparty:
United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF)
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 20, 2017
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Item number:Item #82
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$35K
Domestic violence victims and defendants gain access to court advocates who help navigate the legal system. Service supports safety and legal protections for people involved in DV cases in Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
YWCA- Central Alabama Foundation
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Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award