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Board notes multiple emergency procurements and corrects several bid openings; agencies describe vendor roles
Summary
At the Jan. 8 meeting the Board of Estimates noted emergency procurements for Workday remediation, homeless-services unit-listing software and police wellness assessment vendors, and the Bureau of Procurement corrected and opened multiple bids on the record.
The Board of Estimates on Jan. 8 took note of several emergency procurements and processed a lengthy series of bid-opening corrections filed by the Bureau of Procurement.
Adam Manning, Chief Procurement Officer, and finance staff described an emergency procurement and a follow-up no-cost extension with AVAP USA LLC to support the city’s Workday platform. Manning said the original emergency contract was for $594,980 and the extension brought the engagement through May 30, 2025 for remediation and staff training on financials and the grants module.
Ernestina Simis, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, described continued use of the PadMission LLC software to list housing units for clients experiencing homelessness and to streamline HQS inspections and landlord coordination. Simis said the system helps clients “see the units without having to go to the unit” and enables virtual touring and landlord flexibility.
Major Derek Leffler of the Baltimore Police Department presented two emergency procurements for mandatory wellness mental-health assessments tied to the Maryland Police Reform Act and Maryland Police Training Commission guidance. Leffler said agencies were delayed in implementing the assessments without clear guidance and that the two procurements ensure officers can meet certification requirements that occur every two years.
The Bureau of Procurement staff also corrected the public record and opened multiple solicitations and bid responses. Procurement read corrections to previously announced openings, identified bidders and bid amounts for items including polymeric flocculant, gas detection sensors, guardrails and multiple construction contracts, and noted several items would be referred to agency staff or the Law Department when submission irregularities were found. The procurement office said revised bid results will be posted by close of business the day of the opening and that the next bid opening is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2025.
These procurement items were noted on the record rather than debated in depth; the meeting transcript shows the board recorded and acknowledged staff presentations and moved to note the items or approve minor administrative actions where requested.
