June 24, 2014
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Item number:Item #12
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$14K
City is spending consultant funds to strengthen a flood control grant application. Arcadis will revise the project proposal to improve chances of winning state or federal funding for local flood mitigation work.
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Counterparty:
Arcadis US, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
June 24, 2014
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Item number:Item #21
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$12K
City commits $12,000 to extend a two-month lease on a 75-foot fire apparatus ($6,000/month). Lease continuation ensures fire response equipment availability while the department evaluates longer-term apparatus needs.
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Counterparty:
Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus, Union Grove, Alabama
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Resolution
June 24, 2014
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Item number:Item #24
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Public Works will purchase heavy-duty truck chassis (19,000 lb. and above) from a single vendor on an as-needed basis. The arrangement continues month-to-month after the initial 6-month period.
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Counterparty:
Southland International Trucks, Montgomery, Alabama
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Contract award
June 24, 2014
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Item number:Item #22
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Renewal of document imaging and workflow software used across city departments for processing permits, claims, and records. Covers licensing, training, and technical support.
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Counterparty:
Perceptive Software, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
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Action type:
Resolution
June 17, 2014
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Item number:Item #56
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$62K
Birmingham is paying a private marketing firm to promote environmentally sustainable practices to residents. The sole-source contract, approved without competitive bidding, runs through the city's environmental or advertising budget.
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Counterparty:
Kelly Green Marketing, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
June 17, 2014
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Item number:Item #33
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$30K
City spends no-bid funds on athletic field equipment for Legion Field maintenance.
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Counterparty:
Kromer Company LLC
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Funding source:
General Fund
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Action type:
Contract award
June 17, 2014
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Item number:Item #55
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$25K
Birmingham CrossPlex hosts multi-sport summer event June 20–22, 2014. Brings regional athletic competition and visitors to the city.
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Counterparty:
Alabama Sports Festival TM/State Games of Alabama (ASF)
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
Birmingham CrossPlex
June 17, 2014
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Item number:Item #59
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City approves major healthcare facility expansion with new three-story clinic and eight-story parking garage. Project adds medical capacity and parking in Birmingham.
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Counterparty:
Graham & Company Birmingham LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #24
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$280K
City commits to paying Sain Associates for engineering, testing, and project management services. No specific project identified in agenda item.
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Counterparty:
Sain Associates, Inc., Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #41
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$151K
North Birmingham Recreation Center gets a gymnasium floor replacement or repair. The no-bid contract commits $151,096 in city funds to Covington Flooring Company.
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Counterparty:
Covington Flooring Company, Inc.
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
North Birmingham Recreation Center
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #23
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$137K
Hoskins Architecture will lead design work on Maclin Park, a public recreation project. This sole-source contract brings professional architectural services to shape the park's layout and features.
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Counterparty:
Hoskins Architecture, LLC, Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #55
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$41K
City commits to $207,250 in software/data services over five years without competitive bidding. Renewal is routine but the sole-source status and multi-year term warrant public visibility.
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Counterparty:
Data Works Plus, LLC
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Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract amendment
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #28
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$28K
Schoel Consulting Engineers will prepare FEMA flood insurance documentation for Shades Creek area properties. This may affect insurance costs and flood-zone designations for affected residents.
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Counterparty:
Schoel Consulting Engineers, Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #25
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$20K
Jail booking records and fingerprint scanning will be consolidated into a new data interface that tracks demographic information. This affects how police and corrections staff access inmate data and sets standards for what information is tracked and searchable.
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Counterparty:
Data Works Plus, LLC, Greenville, South Carolina
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #19
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$20K
City hires Dorsey Architects to design improvements for Tom Bradford Park. Project moves to design phase.
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Counterparty:
Dorsey Architects, Inc., Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #29
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$15K
City commits $15,000 to environmental consulting for the Intermodal Facility project. The review will determine if contamination or environmental issues could affect the site's use or development timeline.
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Counterparty:
Terracon Consultants, Inc., Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Appointment executive
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #20
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$9K
City hires Dorsey Architects to design improvements for Green Acres Park, launching the next phase of the project.
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Counterparty:
Dorsey Architects, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #27
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$3K
Enables faster title searches for condemned properties, a key step in the city's process to reclaim blighted land and move it toward redevelopment or demolition.
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Counterparty:
Morgan Title Services, Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Appointment executive
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #26
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$2K
Engineering Design Technologies will design ADA accessibility improvements for East Pinson Valley. This sole-source contract, capped at $1,500, moves toward making the public space compliant with federal disability access requirements.
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Counterparty:
Engineering Design Technologies, Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
📍
Location:
East Pinson Valley
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #15
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Sole-source contract commits city funds to outside consultant services for one year. Citizens deserve visibility into who is hired and how much taxpayers will pay.
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Counterparty:
The Favre Group, LLC
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 10, 2014
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Item number:Item #7
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City extends main station phone service through AT&T without competitive bidding. Terms and pricing are on file with the Purchasing Agent.
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Counterparty:
AT&T, Birmingham
🏛
Funding source:
General Fund
📋
Action type:
Resolution
June 3, 2014
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Item number:Item #68
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🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$24K
City paying specialized firm to calculate tax rebates owed on municipal bonds—a routine financial compliance task with no direct impact on residents' taxes or services.
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Counterparty:
The Arbitrage Group, Inc., Houston, Texas
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Appointment executive
June 3, 2014
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Item number:Item #69
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
$14K
Professional firm will calculate the rebate owed on the city's outstanding bonds—affecting future municipal finances and taxpayer obligations.
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Counterparty:
Sheppard-Harris & Associates, P.C.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract award
June 3, 2014
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Item number:Item #58
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
City commits to ongoing emergency medical equipment and replacement parts from a single vendor. Affects response times and reliability of life-saving devices used by first responders.
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Counterparty:
Physio-Control, Inc.
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Contract amendment
June 3, 2014
·
Item number:Item #70
·
🤝 Sole-source / no-bid
$
Total cost:
undisclosed
Police Department will lease full-size SUVs from Woody Anderson Ford under a sole-source contract for six months, renewable month-to-month thereafter. Taxpayers should know who supplies city vehicles and on what terms.
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Counterparty:
Woody Anderson Ford, Huntsville, Alabama
🏛
Funding source:
Unknown
📋
Action type:
Resolution