A resolution approving a proposed Purchase Order between the City and County of Denver and OKS Cascade Company, LLC for rental of mobile shower trailers for emergency shelters during the COVID-19 health crisis. Approves a purchase order with OKS Cascade Company, LLC for $1,205,738 and through 5-31-20 for the rental of mobile showers, including 106 standard stalls and 6 ADA accessible stalls at the National Western Center to support consolidated shelters in the City in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (PO-00085939). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 5-4-20. Councilmember Black approved direct filing this item on 4-9-20.
13 nays. The resolution three four, they're not pleased with the next item on our screens and have been for as long as they're going to remember you for your. Question on. Thank you, Mr. President. And again, questions around accessibility. Challenges. For being contracted for. There are will be eight trailers. Six of them will have ADA compliant showers. First question was on the image from the vendor's website. There are either stairs or to the trailer or a ramp. Do they provide the room and is compliant or do we need to provide the ramps? Answer We have worked with the Office of Disability Rights to get appropriate ramps in place for these shower facilities. Ramps were provided by the vendor and also supplemented with additional ramps from. A separate vendor. Three Question If we have to provide the ramps, is that a separate vendor? EXTRA Yes. QUESTION Because we contracted these units, do they fall under the Department of Justice. Settlement. Agreement? Answer the non-compliant. Sorry, this is the question. The non-compliant locations serve the unhoused community, including the Denver rescue mission. Do not. Affect. Our agreement because they run a separate nonprofit. Does the acquisition of these facilities now make them, quote unquote, a city facility under the agreement? Answer The acquisition of these towers in and of itself should not subject to the liability for breach of the DOJ settlement agreement. Mr. President, thank you. Thank you, Governor. Councilmember Sawyer, you also have a special. Thank you, Mr. President. Yes. So I just had a question that I also asked via email and wanted to just make sure that it was read into the the answer was read into the record. My question was regarding the price of this contract and whether we had looked into the possibility of purchasing the showers instead of renting them, given the costs of it. So the answer to that is that we had looked into it. So I'm just going to read the email. British fish are actually asked the same question you're asking about the rental versus purchase when we were procuring shower resources. She also asked if Rent to Own was a possibility. After doing a little research, the procurement team found that purchasing the showers is significantly more expensive than a short term rental. It's also not recommended to own this equipment because it's difficult to maintain. And those maintenance costs for keeping up the equipment, especially if not used regularly, can be considerable. So in the end, it was determined that we're better off from a cost perspective and a long term maintenance perspective with the rental at this time. So I just wanted to make sure that that was read into the record as much. Thank you, Councilmember. And I don't see anybody else waving at me and I'm going to move on. Madam Secretary, if you please, go to the next item on our screen and counter terrorism to go back to you for your questions on 348.