The Board of Supervisors Tuesday signed off on five-year, $4.5 million contract with an armored truck services company to handle cash and equivalents transferred from county government sites to banks throughout the region.
The Department of Purchasing & Fleet Services submitted the request for the agreement with Pico Rivera-based Sectran Security Inc.
Under the terms, the company will provide personnel and vehicles to handle money and other receivables collected by the sheriff’s department, Assessor-Clerk-Recorder’s Office, Department of Public Health and seven other agencies.
“The county requires armored courier services for the secure pickup and transportation of sealed depository bags to designated financial institutions countywide,” according to an agency statement posted to the board’s agenda.
A total of 42 sites will be serviced under the new contract, which takes effect immediately and will continue until the end of fiscal year 2025-26.
Three vendors, including Sectran Security Inc., submitted bids for the work, and Sectran was ultimately determined to be the “lowest, most responsive and responsible bidder,” according to the Department of Purchasing and Fleet Services.
Funds for the contract will be drawn from the agency’s annual appropriations.