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January 23, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
Title
10. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Travel Services with Duluth Travel in the Amount Not to Exceed $120,000. Savannah Police Department is seeking to streamline and automate its travel services. (SPD)
Strategic Priority
Public Safety
Description

This contract is for the procurement of travel services and lodging from Duluth Travel in the amount not to exceed $120,000. Savannah Police Department (SPD) is seeking to streamline and automate its travel services. Currently, the process involved a significant amount of manual work, including booking, reimbursement processing, and tracking travel expenses. This leads to inefficiencies and increased operational costs. To address these issues, SPD proposes to enter into an agreement with Duluth Travel, a reputable travel management company. This agreement will enable SPD to leverage Duluth Travels automated travel management system. Some benefits include automation of travel services, cost efficiency, enhanced compliance and real-time access to travel data will facilitate better decision making budget management.

 

Per section 2-4154 of the City’s Purchasing Ordinance, the City may purchase goods or services through the use of contracts from governmental agencies. The contract used for this procurement is GSA Contract 47QMCB25D0001. It was competitively bid by GSA and expires on 11/14/2029. Delivery: As requested. Terms: Net 30 days. The vendor is:

 

S.C. Duluth Travel (Duluth, GA)(D) $120,000

 

A pre-proposal meeting was not conducted as these goods/services are being procured through the use of a State Contract. (D) Indicates non-local, non-DBE business.

 

Local vendors notified via the supplier portal: no
Total sent: 1
Total received: 1

Recommendation

Approval

Contact
Kelvin Bryant, Director of Administrative Services, SPD
Financial Impact
Expenditure of $120,000 from the General Fund/Office of the Police Chief/Training & Recruitment
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Funding Verification - Duluth Travel.pdf
Exhibit 2: Purchasing Notes - Duluth Travel.pdf
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