🤝 Sole-source / no-bid

September 22, 2026 · Item number:Item #39 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $94K

Council to consider $94K contract for Southern Museum of Flight renovations

If approved, the city would enter a $94,166.58 contract with Interface Americas, Inc. to renovate the Southern Museum of Flight at 4343 73rd Street North. The work would be funded through capital improvement dollars.

👥 Counterparty: Interface Americas, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 4343 73rd Street North, Birmingham

September 22, 2026 · Item number:Item #50 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $31K

Council to approve $31,000 library book purchase from Ebsco Industries

Would replenish the Birmingham Public Library's collection with new and replacement materials. The $31,000 spending is drawn from the FY 2026-2027 budget allocation for library acquisitions.

👥 Counterparty: Ebsco Industries, Dallas, Texas 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

September 22, 2026 · Item number:Item #37 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $14K

Museum boiler motor replacement contract: $13.5K to ADCO Companies

Council would authorize a $13,506 contract with ADCO Companies to replace the boiler motor at the Birmingham Museum of Art on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard. If approved, the work would proceed using capital improvement funds.

👥 Counterparty: ADCO Companies, LTD 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard, Birmingham

September 22, 2026 · Item number:Item #49 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $258

IMS to purchase $259 fiber optic equipment from Amazon

Would authorize a $259 purchase of audio-over-fiber equipment for the Information Management Services Department, funded from the FY 2026-2027 general fund budget.

👥 Counterparty: Amazon Capital Services 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

September 22, 2026 · Item number:Item #48 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $255

Council to approve $255.99 purchase of cooling and heating equipment for Finance

If approved, would authorize spending $255.99 in general funds to purchase two tower fan and space heater combo units for Finance Department office use.

👥 Counterparty: Amazon Capital Services 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 22, 2026 · Item number:Item #57 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: undisclosed

One-year DEF and fuel contract for city equipment operations

Council will consider a sole-source contract with W H Thomas Oil Co. to supply diesel exhaust fluid and fuel products for city equipment throughout FY 2026-2027. Approval would maintain operational fuel supply for municipal vehicle fleets.

👥 Counterparty: W H Thomas Oil Co., Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #40 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $7.5M

Council to authorize $7.5M uniform contract with Galls, LLC for police departmen

If approved, would authorize the city to purchase uniforms and equipment for the Birmingham Police Department over three years under a national purchasing cooperative agreement. Up to $2.5M per year would be spent from the general fund.

👥 Counterparty: Galls, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #49 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $1.2M

Council to fund Violence Intervention Program through 2027

Would extend case management, employment, housing, and emergency support services for violence intervention participants through June 2027. The Offender Alumni Association would manage the program with $1.15M in city funding.

👥 Counterparty: Offender Alumni Association 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #43 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $600K

Council to authorize $600K tax-software contract with HdL Companies

If approved, the city would pay HdL Companies up to $600,000 annually for tax-administration software and support. The one-year contract would sustain the Tax & License Division's ability to process business licenses and tax filings.

👥 Counterparty: HdL Companies 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #39 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $541K

Council to consider $541K GIS software agreement with ESRI through 2029

If approved, would authorize a three-year contract for the Planning, Engineering and Permits Department to maintain and update its mapping and geographic information systems. The annual cost of $180,400 would support the tools planners and engineers use to manage land records and

👥 Counterparty: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #41 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $150K

PowerDMS maintenance contract: 3-year NEOGOV agreement for BPD

Council would authorize a $150,433 three-year software maintenance contract for the Birmingham Police Department's records management system. If approved, the city would commit to annual payments for PowerDMS support and updates through 2029.

👥 Counterparty: Governmentjobs.com dba NEOGOV 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #52 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $125K

$125K contract for bridge planning and public engagement through 2028

If approved, the city would hire REV Birmingham to lead community input and request-for-proposal planning for the Richard Arrington Jr. Bridge and 22nd Street Bridge projects through June 2028.

👥 Counterparty: REV Birmingham, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #38 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $100K

Crime Stoppers advertising contract: $100K vote through June 2027

City would pay up to $100,000 to Crime Stoppers for advertising BPD resources across media (social, radio, TV, fliers, signs) to promote crime prevention and reporting. If approved, the contract runs through June 30, 2027.

👥 Counterparty: Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #42 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $84K

Granicus webcast software: $83,549 licensing deal through June 2027

Would fund software for the City Clerk's Office to produce and stream City Council meetings and agendas online through mid-2027. Enables public access to council proceedings if approved.

👥 Counterparty: Granicus, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #48 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $38K

Police evidence software support: 3-year, $38.4K MCM Technology contract

Would fund police department's evidence tracking and case management software for three years. The city would pay roughly $12K–$13K annually to maintain systems that store and retrieve evidence records.

👥 Counterparty: MCM Technology, LLC. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #46 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $35K

Fire Department policy subscription with Lexipol, up to $35,331

Would provide Fire Department with annual policy reference manuals and subscription services for one year if approved, funded from the general fund's professional services account.

👥 Counterparty: Lexipol, LLC 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #87 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $29K

Council to approve $28,750 contract for East Pinson Valley Recreation Center ele

If approved, T&F, Inc. would replace wiring and light fixtures at the East Pinson Valley Recreation Center, improving safety and functionality at a city recreation facility.

👥 Counterparty: T&F, Inc., Birmingham 🏛 Funding source: Capital Improvement Plan 📋 Action type: Contract award 📍 Location: 3000 Jefferson State Parkway, Birmingham

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #34 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $10K

Council to approve $10K agreement for Altamont Park hardscape improvements

Would fund design and construction of a walking path and retaining walls at Altamont Park in District 3, improving outdoor access and safety for residents in the Redmont Park neighborhood.

👥 Counterparty: Altamont Park Conservancy 🏛 Funding source: Mixed 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Altamont Park

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #92 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $10K

Council to authorize $9,849 fuel dispenser parts purchase from Summit Sales

Would authorize Department of Equipment Management to purchase replacement fuel dispenser parts from sole-source vendor. Funds from FY 2026-2027 general fund budget.

👥 Counterparty: Summit Sales & Service Co., Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #36 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $8K

City to fund breast cancer awareness and screening services across three distric

If approved, would fund Brenda's Brown Bosom Buddies, Inc. to organize community health programs including a 5K run/walk, survivor luncheon, and free mammogram screenings through partnerships with Ascension St. Vincent and Princeton/Brookwood Diagnostic Center across Districts 6,

👥 Counterparty: Brenda's Brown Bosom Buddies, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #90 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $4K

Council to approve $4,014.40 tablecloth purchase for Boutwell Auditorium

If approved, the city would purchase tablecloths for the Boutwell Auditorium, a public events venue. This routine spending was already budgeted in the FY 2026-2027 budget.

👥 Counterparty: Amazon Capital Services 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Appropriation

September 15, 2026 · Item number:Item #50 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $500

Council to approve $500 youth mentoring agreement with Reach One Foundation

If approved, would direct $500 in District 2 funding to Reach One Foundation for in-school and after-school mentoring, tutoring, and life-skills programs for at-risk youth across the Birmingham metro area over one year.

👥 Counterparty: Reach One Foundation 🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Resolution 📍 Location: Birmingham metro area

September 8, 2026 · Item number:Item #5 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $83K

Council to authorize $82.6K van purchase for homeless services through Faith Cha

If approved, would fund a transport van to help unhoused residents access healthcare, vaccinations, and supportive services under the Homes for All program, reducing COVID-19 exposure among vulnerable populations.

👥 Counterparty: Faith Chapel Cares, LLC 🏛 Funding source: Federal Grant 📋 Action type: Resolution

September 8, 2026 · Item number:Item #27 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $16K

$16,500 parts washer service contract with Heritage-Crystal Clean

Council would approve a one-year maintenance contract for the city's equipment washers. The agreement covers parts, rental, chemicals, and maintenance services needed to keep the Department of Equipment Management's washers operational.

👥 Counterparty: Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Contract award

September 8, 2026 · Item number:Item #32 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid $ Total cost: $13K

Ladder repair for fire truck: $12.6K sole-source payment

Council would approve a $12,599.62 payment to Williams Fire Apparatus for repairs to an aerial fire truck. The repair maintains firefighting equipment reliability.

👥 Counterparty: Williams Fire Apparatus, Ashland, Alabama 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Resolution