REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 25, 2025
FROM
PETE MENDOZA, Director, Purchasing Department
SUBJECT
Title
Uniform Rental and Laundry Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Agreement with Vestis Services, LLC to provide uniform rental and laundry Services from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2030, at fixed rates listed in Exhibit A.
2. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute non-substantive amendments to add, replace, and delete products and rates listed in Exhibit A as needed, reflective of competitiveness in the marketplace, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Purchasing Agent to transmit non-substantive amendments to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: Pete Mendoza, Director, 387-2060)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Departments that require uniform rental and laundry services are responsible for ensuring there is adequate funding in their respective adopted budgets. The impact on each departmental budget is dependent upon the needs for uniform rental and laundry services. The overall annual spend for this agreement is estimated at $2,000,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of this item will provide departments with the capability to acquire uniform rental and laundry services from Vestis Services, LLC (Vestis). Departments will be furnished with new uniforms as needed and receive weekly service of freshly laundered uniforms. County staff will be measured for proper fit and appearance, and if uniforms do not meet this standard, they will be replaced at no...
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