DEPARTMENT
Real Estate and Asset Management
REQUESTED ACTION
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Request approval to utilize cooperative purchasing - Department of Real Estate and Asset Management, Sourcewell Contract #012825-ORK, Pest Control Services with Related Products in the amount not to exceed $150,000.00 with Orkin, LLC (Atlanta, GA), to provide continued comprehensive pest control services on an as-needed basis for Countywide facilities. Effective June 19, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION
In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-455, requests for approval to utilize cooperative purchasing or GSA purchase contracts of more than $100,000.00 shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
Yes
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND: This request is to utilize a cooperative purchasing contract to cover the costs to provide continue comprehensive pest control services on an as-needed basis for Countywide facilities for the remainder of FY2025, effective June 19, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
The initial award for this service was approved by the BOC on October 16, 2024, via Item #24-0688 in the amount not to exceed $150,000.00 with Orkin, LLC, effective January 1, 2025 through June 18, 2025.
This contract provides all labor, equipment, transportation, and material necessary to ensure approximately 136 County facilities will be free of pests. The objectives shall be to eliminate or reduce current unacceptable pest populations.
Traditional structural Pest Management was largely reactive to pest infestations and based much of its response on the routine, scheduled application of pesticides. The process is based on detailed surveillance (and periodic re-inspection) and the interpretation of data to estimate the nat...
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