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Committee approves $2.04M facility-management contract for DPSH; mobile app contract deferred
Summary
The Budget, Finance and Audit Committee approved a $2,040,000, city-funded contract with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas for facility-management services at DPSH, and deferred consideration of a separate $597,762.50 mobile field-app contract until later in the agenda while staff seek technical answers.
The Detroit Budget, Finance and Audit standing committee approved a contract with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas worth $2,040,000 to provide facility-management services for Detroit Public School Housing (DPSH), according to committee action taken during the meeting.
Under new business, the chair introduced contract authorization line item 7.2 (contract number 6007513), described as 100% city-funded facility-management services for DPSH with a total contract amount of $2,040,000. A motion to discuss the item was made and, with "no objections," the chair stated that the action would be taken.
Earlier in the same agenda block, the committee introduced line item 7.1 (contract number 60071481), a 100% city-funded contract to provide a mobile field app for property assessments (contractor Pivot Point Partners) with a total dollar amount of $597,762.50. Committee members asked technical questions about cybersecurity and whether representatives from the city's IT (DoIT) should attend. Mister Washington offered to reach out to Director Thompson or a DoIT representative to answer those questions. The chair moved to bring line item 7.1 to the end of the agenda; that request was approved and the item was deferred while staff attempt to secure the appropriate technical witnesses.
Member vice chair asked whether IT staff should attend to address cybersecurity; Mister Washington said he would "reach out to director Thompson to see if he or someone from his team can join us." The committee then proceeded with 7.2 and approved it by unanimous voice action (recorded as "hearing no objections").
The committee also identified people expected to speak to 7.2 (including Tyrone Clifton and Arnita Clark) and noted one expected participant (Roger Short) had not joined online; the chair called a short recess while waiting for that attendee.
Record shows item 7.2 is fully city-funded; no vote tally by individual member names was recorded in the transcript. Item 7.1 was deferred for later discussion with technical staff present.
