AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
ACM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE: October 18, 2016
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Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute a contract through the State of Texas for the purchase of temporary labor services for various City departments as awarded by the State of Texas Contract 962-M3; and providing an effective date (File 5215-Purchase of Temporary Labor Services awarded to Texas Industries for the Blind and Handicapped (TIBH Industries, Inc. in the not to exceed amount of $300,000).
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FILE INFORMATION
The City of Denton has identified needs for temporary labor resources to clean various facilities and to perform other manual labor jobs as needed. After consultation with the City departments, it became readily apparent that these facilities could be maintained through a contracted resource, ensuring continuity and quality of services to our citizens. On April 2, 2013, the City of Denton awarded a contract to TIBH Industries, Inc. to provide these services for a three (3) year time period. The City of Denton has successfully utilized the temporary services in areas such as the Distribution Center and Denton Municipal Electric facilities.
TIBH Industries, Inc. (TIBH) (http://tibh.org/index.php) has been identified as a resource that has effectively delivered similar services to many other cities, counties and government entities. TIBH serves as a catalyst in Texas for employment opportunities for people with disabilities, through its' statutory authorization as the State of Texas Central Non-Profit Agency. The program was first initiated in 1978, authorized by the Texas Legislature through Texas Human Resources Code, Title 8, Chapter 122, as a State of Texas set-aside program, which exempts government entities from competitive requirements. This statute also established the requirement for the State of Texas to maintain a state-wide contract f...
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