Specifications include, but are not limited to: As a condition of this Request, Offeror must have a minimum of ten (10) years overall experience providing unarmed security guard services and must be able to demonstrate that of their ten (10) years’ experience that three (3) years was providing unarmed security guard services at a post- secondary institution. In addition, guards are required to be paid an hourly rate. KCTCS will consider proposals from qualified Offerors who are capable of meeting the terms and conditions stated herein. The Offeror must be ordinarily engaged in the business of providing these services and have sufficient experience, financial and human resources to provide the services specified in this Request for Proposal. The Offeror will be required to submit sufficient experience and financial information, such as articles of incorporation, audited financial statements and Dunn & Bradstreet ratings, to allow KCTCS to evaluate the Offeror’s ability to meet the responsibilities of the contract. Offeror must meet the licensing and certification requirements of the respective city and county in which the Security Guard Service will be provided, along with all requirements of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Successful Offeror must ensure that copies of insurance, licenses, certificates, and permits for security guards are on file with KCTCS. Successful Offeror will be responsible for individual qualifications and all fees that may be required. Successful Offeror must provide a supervisor for the guard(s) assigned to the campus who will be responsible for ensuring that the guards report in accordance with the schedule as established by KCTCS. The reporting of the guards to work should be verified daily by the Offeror. This supervisor must be available to meet as required with the KCTCS designee regarding the operations of the security services being performed. The supervisor shall be in contact with the KCTCS Security Director or his/her designee to receive updates on coverage and special events that will be conveyed to the guards. The supervisor will also be responsible for forwarding daily reports or incident/accident reports taken by the guards to the KCTCS Security Director. Successful Offeror will ensure a daily log of events is recorded. Information with detailed remarks including date and time are to be recorded and shall include any unusual occurrences or suspicious behavior. The daily log will become the property of KCTCS. Individuals are required to have a current employee background check on file with the successful Offeror. If guards are residents of other states, then a background check from the state in which the guard resides must be submitted. Guards may have no convictions of a felonious crime. Proof of a current employee background check for assigned individuals must be submitted to KCTCS prior to the beginning of the contract and for new individuals that may be assigned to this contract. KCTCS reserves the right to conduct their own background check for any individual assigned to this contract.
