PD_18-19.075_1st_Renewal_Approval.pdf

These draft minutes and recommendation documents from the Escambia County, Florida Board of County Commissioners detail two contract-related approvals during their January 19, 2023 meeting. The first approval concerns a contract award for Department Supplies (PD 21-22.128), which involves agreements with five vendors: Bob Barker Company, Inc., Charles Neely Corporation, Charm-Tex, Inc., Hermera Holding, LLC, and Supreme Paper Supplies, Inc. The second approval involves renewing the Inmate Telephone System contract with Global Tel*Link Corporation for Escambia County Corrections, which was originally awarded on November 17, 2019, with provisions for up to two one-year renewal options.

The contract for the Inmate Telephone System (PD 18-19.075) will be funded through Fund 111, Detention/Jail Commissary, Revenue Account 342302. The original three-year agreement included potential one-year renewals, and the Board previously approved an amendment to revise telephone rates with the interim rate cap established by the Federal Communications Commission. Global Tel*Link has met its contractual requirements and assisted in modernizing county-owned equipment. The Corrections Department will serve as the Contract Administrator, and the legal sufficiency of the agreements was confirmed by the Deputy County Attorney. The recommendation is in compliance with the Code of Ordinances of Escambia County, Florida, 1999, Chapter 46, Finance, Article II, Section 46-44.