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Council authorizes staff to negotiate towing contract with Texas Towing, with fallback to second-ranked bidder

3857581 · June 18, 2025
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Summary

After reviewing three proposals and a police scoring process focused on response capacity and public-safety priorities, the council authorized the mayor and staff to negotiate and execute a three-year towing and records services contract with Texas Towing; if negotiations fail, staff may negotiate with the second-ranked firm.

Hollywood Park's council authorized the mayor and staff to negotiate and execute a three-year contract for municipal towing and records services with Texas Towing, and directed staff to fall back to the second-ranked firm if negotiations are unsuccessful.

Chief Pritchard and Sergeant Thornton briefed the council on a staff-run procurement following complaints about slow response times from prior vendors and on an expired contract. The police conducted a public RFP and a scoring process that prioritized on-scene responsiveness, safe vehicle storage, licensing and insurance, driver…

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