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Sole-source / no-bid

Contracts awarded without competitive bidding (sole-source or no-bid). The vendor was chosen directly — taxpayers don't see a price comparison.

Volume timeline

Sole-source / no-bid — items per month

Indexed so far 1155 items in last 83 months
Total dollars $67.1M where disclosed
Notice: Hatched months are still being indexed (30.8% of agenda items processed so far).
20 10 0 2022-01-01: 6 items, $79,586 2022-02-01: 9 items, $165,740 2022-03-01: 3 items, $33,969 2022-04-01: 14 items, $410,381 2022-05-01: 22 items, $134,701 2022-06-01: 7 items, $1.4M 2022-07-01: not indexed yet 2022-08-01: 13 items, $2.2M 2022-09-01: 10 items, $316,745 2022-10-01: 15 items, $902,595 2022-11-01: 21 items, $1.6M 2022-12-01: 4 items, $130,353 2023-01-01: 19 items, $384,745 2023-02-01: 11 items, $26,329 2023-03-01: 17 items, $1.2M 2023-04-01: 26 items, $2.1M 2023-05-01: not indexed yet 2023-06-01: not indexed yet 2023-07-01: not indexed yet 2023-08-01: not indexed yet 2023-09-01: not indexed yet 2023-10-01: not indexed yet 2023-11-01: not indexed yet 2023-12-01: not indexed yet 2024-01-01: 18 items, $509,742 2024-02-01: 17 items, $221,164 2024-03-01: 3 items, $6,560 2024-04-01: 8 items, $171,057 2024-05-01: 11 items, $217,607 2024-06-01: 5 items, $29,581 2024-07-01: 9 items, $164,302 2024-08-01: 3 items, $550,939 2024-09-01: 23 items, $1.3M 2024-10-01: 17 items, $354,376 2024-11-01: 14 items, $7.4M 2024-12-01: 25 items, $799,180 2025-01-01: 12 items, $4.7M 2025-02-01: 18 items, $1.8M 2025-03-01: 26 items, $2.9M 2025-04-01: 33 items, $227,821 2025-05-01: 20 items, $636,360 2025-06-01: 16 items, $1.1M 2025-07-01: 19 items, $6.0M 2025-08-01: 24 items, $4.7M 2025-09-01: 20 items, $628,343 2025-10-01: 16 items, $245,846 2025-11-01: 6 items, $150,751 2025-12-01: 14 items, $444,756 2026-01-01: 6 items, $240,347 2026-02-01: 6 items, $638,489 2026-03-01: 21 items, $1.6M 2026-04-01: 13 items, $530,665 2026-05-01: 7 items, $67,400 2026-06-01: not indexed yet 2026-07-01: not indexed yet 2026-08-01: not indexed yet 2026-09-01: not indexed yet 2026-10-01: not indexed yet 2026-11-01: not indexed yet 2026-12-01: not indexed yet 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
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March 25, 2025 · Item number:Item #44 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $538

City buys office chair from Hon Company for $538.05

General fund spending on office furniture for the Purchasing Division.

Counterparty: The Hon Company, LLC., Muscatine, Iowa Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #44 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $238K

Council approves $238K furniture purchase for Fire Department

Fire Department receives office furniture upgrade. Purchase uses no-bid procurement at unit prices determined by city purchasing office.

Counterparty: Affordable Interior Systems, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Appropriation
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #51 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $98K

City buys 3 Toyota RAV4 hybrids from Limbaugh Motors for $98,162

City adds 3 fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles to its fleet. Purchase is on a no-bid contract at unit prices approved by the city purchasing office.

Counterparty: Limbaugh Motors, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #40 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $49K

Sole-source: Stair replacement at Justice Center, $49.5K to Trawick

City commits $49,472 to replace exit stairs at the David Vann Municipal Justice Center without competitive bidding. The single-vendor selection is flagged for public transparency.

Counterparty: Trawick Contractors, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: 801 17th Street North, Birmingham
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #33 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $40K

City spends $40K on Birmingham Zoo graphics design

City commits general funds to support zoo signage and graphics work. Project details incomplete in agenda item.

Counterparty: Birmingham Zoo, Inc. Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #28 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $20K

City awards $20,000 to Vulcan Park for community education

Vulcan Park and Museum receives public funding to deliver community-based educational programs. The sole-source agreement bypasses competitive bidding.

Counterparty: Vulcan Park Foundation, Inc. dba Vulcan Park and Museum Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #16 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $10K

City commits $10K to Birmingham Aids Outreach for direct services

Birmingham Aids Outreach will receive public funding to provide vital HIV/AIDS support services, resources, and care to residents living with HIV and at-risk communities in the city.

Counterparty: Birmingham Aids Outreach, Inc. Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #24 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $10K

City awards $9,500 to P.E.E.R., Inc. for farmer's market services

City spending $9,500 for farmer's market programming through a sole-source agreement with P.E.E.R., Inc.

Counterparty: P.E.E.R., Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #20 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $5K

City awards $5K contract to Lovelady Center for skills training

City commits $5,000 to Freedom Rain, Inc. (The Lovelady Center) to deliver skills training services.

Counterparty: Freedom Rain, Inc. dba The Lovelady Center Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #19 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $2K

City contracts with Children's Village, Inc. for $1,800

City spends $1,800 with Children's Village, Inc. for services; contract awarded without competitive bidding.

Counterparty: Children's Village, Inc. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #50 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $2K

City pays $1,637.99 to Jones & Bartlett for fire training materials

City purchases instructor training resources for fire and emergency services personnel.

Counterparty: Jones & Barlett Learning, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #58 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $1K

City approves $1,079 file cabinets purchase from Strickland

Routine purchase of office furniture for city operations from local vendor using general funds.

Counterparty: Strickland Paper Company, Inc. Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #57 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $725

City approves $725 office chair purchase from Strickland Paper

General fund spending on office furniture for city operations.

Counterparty: Strickland Paper Company, Inc. Funding source: General Fund Action type: Appropriation
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #26 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: undisclosed

Sole-source DocuSign software license with SHI International Corp.

City will spend unspecified amount on electronic signature software for up to one year. Critical vendor, but dollar amount missing from public record.

Counterparty: SHI International Corp. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #30 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: undisclosed

City approves agreement with ZOOM Motorsports for Indy Racing League event

ZOOM Motorsports will manage the Indy Racing League event May 2–4, 2025. The city will provide support for the event, bringing racing competition and economic activity to the area.

Counterparty: ZOOM Motorsports Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #27 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: undisclosed

Mayor authorized to sign equipment financing agreement with Navitas Credit Corp.

City will secure financing through Navitas Credit Corp. for parking equipment purchased by Traffic and Parking Control Co. (TAPCO). Dollar amount not specified in available materials.

Counterparty: Navitas Credit Corp. Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
March 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #42 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: undisclosed

City approves 1-year no-bid award contract with 4imprint for trophies and recogn

General fund spending on employee/community recognition items without competitive bidding. Specific dollar amount not disclosed in agenda.

Counterparty: 4imprint, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award
March 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #63 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $1.6M

City buys 42 Ford F150 trucks from Stivers Ford for $1.58M

City fleet expands with 42 pickup trucks and 6 cargo vans purchased from local dealer. Spending on vehicles and equipment affects long-term city operations and maintenance budgets.

Counterparty: Stivers Ford of Birmingham, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award
March 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #62 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $224K

City approves $224,240 Tanium software contract with SHI International

City commits $224,240 in general funds to software products for information management systems from sole-source vendor SHI International.

Counterparty: SHI International Corporation Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
March 4, 2025 · Item number:Item #58 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $29K

Landfill pump replacement: $28,790 contract to J.H. Wright

Eastern Area Landfill gets a new leachate pump to prevent environmental contamination. Maintenance keeps the facility operational for the city's waste disposal.

Counterparty: J.H. Wright and Associates, 27395 Pollard Road, Daphne, Alabama 36526 Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: Eastern Area Landfill, Birmingham
February 18, 2025 · Item number:Item #15 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: undisclosed

Sole-source: Police mobile app maintenance agreement with OCV, LLC

Police will continue using a custom mobile application for field operations; OCV, LLC will handle all maintenance. No competitive bidding used.

Counterparty: OCV, LLC Funding source: Unknown Action type: Resolution
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #31 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $13K

Fire Dept approves $12,957 cutting contract for Safety Center

Birmingham Fire Department awards no-bid contract to ABC Cutting Contractors for maintenance at the Safety Center on West Oxmoor Road.

Counterparty: ABC Cutting Contractors Funding source: Unknown Action type: Contract award Location: 34 West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #32 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $6K

City awards $5,682 roof repair contract to Tecta America Southeast

Repairs to the Birmingham Police West Precinct roof will keep the facility operational and protect city property from water damage.

Counterparty: Tecta America Southeast, LLC Funding source: General Fund Action type: Contract award Location: 509 40th Street South, Birmingham, AL
February 11, 2025 · Item number:Item #39 · 🤝 Sole-source / no-bid Total cost: $1K

City pays $1,046.68 for commercial vacuum at Crossplex

Routine equipment purchase for the Birmingham Crossplex public facility.

Counterparty: Imperial Bag & Paper Co., LLC DBA American Osment Funding source: General Fund Action type: Resolution
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