By Chad Feehan / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
City council approved a handful of service contracts on Tuesday ranging from occupational health to fleet tracking.
BDO Canada was awarded a five-year contract to audit the City’s books, effective January 1st of this year.
Councillor Mark Rice said two proposals were received for the work, of which there was an extensive review period that led to the committee's decision to hire BDO.
Fit for Work, a medical services provider located in St. John’s and Paradise, was awarded the contract to provide medical review officer services.
The company was the only bidder for the work, but met all of the requirements in the City’s request for proposals. The contract extends for a three year period, effective the first of this month.
The City also issued a request for proposals for occupational health services last year, and after receiving two bids, awarded the contract to Dallas Mercer Consultants, located in Mount Pearl. The contract is also effective as of the first of this month and will last three years.
The final item brought forward by Rice regarded fleet monitoring services, which includes the supply, delivery, and installation of the services for three years, effective October 11th of last year.
After reviewing five bids, the City awarded the contract to Air Automotive Tracking, an Ontario company specializing in GPS and camera services.
The proposal price for the tracking services totals $120,175, with $64,975 covering the first year's operations, and $27,600 each for the second and third year of the service.
