The Tulare City Council voted to authorize a one-year extension of the city's street-sweeping contract with SCA of California LLC, including a 10% change-order authorization for the city manager.

Andrew Betancourt, Public Works business manager, told the council the extension is for the 2026 calendar year and quoted the contract amount and the allowable change-order cap of $61,437.74. He said costs rose about 5% last year and the presented extension reflects an additional 3% increase for 2026, for a cumulative increase of a bit more than 8% compared with the original contract.

On savings, Betancourt said the city continues to save compared with previous in-house or alternative arrangements: "We are still saving, right now, it's about $350,000 per year," he said. Councilmembers asked about the original contract term and per‑year cost history, and staff said the original was a two-year contract with options for three one-year extensions.

Councilmember motioned and the council approved the extension in a roll-call-style voice vote. The contract includes language authorizing the city manager to approve change orders up to the 10% cap if required.