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St. George City Council Work Meeting Agenda Packet: June 18 Managed Competition Update

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Agenda packet for the St. George City Council's June 18, 2026 work meeting, including an update on managed competition — the process of comparing the cost of contracting services to private business or another government entity against providing them in-house.

NOTICE OF WORK MEETING OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE,

WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH

Public Notice

Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of St. George, Washington

County, Utah, will hold a work meeting in the City Council Conference Room at the St.

George City Hall located at 61 South Main Street, St. George, Utah, on Thursday, June 18,

2026 commencing at 4:00 p.m.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Update regarding managed competition.

2. 3. Reports from Mayor. Councilmembers, and City Manager.

Request a closed meeting to discuss litigation. security. property

acquisition or sale, or the character and professional competence or

physical or mental health of an individual.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The City of St. George will make efforts to provide

reasonable accommodations to disabled members of the public in accessing City programs.

Please contact the Human Resources office at 435-627-4674, at least 24 hours in advance if

you have special needs.

FY 2025

Managed

Competition

Process

CITY COUNCIL

WORK MEETING

JUNE 18, 2026

Managed Competition

Purpose

Process designed to evaluate the most cost-

effective method for quality service delivery. It

calls for carefully comparing the costs and benefits

of contracting with private business or another

government entity against the costs and benefits

of providing the service in-house.

Identify services

for evaluation

Implement

recommendation

Meet with

Department’s for

Input

Recommendation

“Deep dive” on

selected services

Evaluate bids as

compared to

internal service

delivery

Identify service

cost and

current/desired

outcomes

Prepared bid docs

and go out to bid

Managed

Competition

Process

FY 2025

Services

Evaluated

Restroom Cleaning at park facilities

Right of Way Maintenance

Oil Change

 Park Restroom Cleaning – Overview

46 Park Restrooms

11,832 sq. ft. throughout the city

Service includes: Clean & disinfect all restroom

surfaces, sanitize high-touch points (door handles,

etc.), restock supplies, trash removal, odor control,

inspections, & minor repair.

Service is provided daily but frequency of service

increases for city special events.

Service must be completed by 9am on weekdays and

1pm on weekends.

5FTE (Avg. ~ 12.5 % to ~ 25% of their day)

 Top 5

Sunbowl – 1,760 sq. ft.

Bloomington – 620 sq. ft.

Vernon Worthen – 600 sq. ft.

Little Valley Splash Pad – 578 sq. ft.

Canyon Complex – 542.5 sq. ft.

 Bid Information

Bid Period: Sept. 19th – Oct. 10th

Vendors Contacted: 250+

Document Downloads: 19

Bids Received: 2

Service Overview –

Parks & Community Services

Park Restroom Cleaning

City Cost

Service Cost: $246,247.65

Admin & Overhead: $33,985.34

Supply Cost: $46,728.99

Total Cost: $326,961.98 or

$2.30 Sq. ft./month

Recommendation

City - $326,961.98 or $2.30 sq. ft.

 Comparisons

 Ecobrite - $651,461.03 or $4.59 Sq. ft.

 Caliber - $270,000.00 or $1.90 Sq. ft.

 Price doesn’t include supplies (example city’s

supply cost for internal is $46k)

 Month to Month

 Right-of-Way Maintenance - Overview

There are 69 Right-of-Ways and 7 Roundabouts

130 Acres throughout the city

Service includes: Trash pickup, weed control and

spraying, general landscape cleanup, plant and

tree maintenance, irrigation system inspection and

repair

Service is provided weekly

Service must be completed during low to

moderate traffic timeframes

10 FT Employees (Avg. ~ 50 % of their day)

 Top 5

Exit 8 ROW – 23.39 Acres (on & off rams both north

and south bound)

Exit 6 ROW – 22.88 Acres (on & off rams both north

and south bound)

Crosby Way ROW – 18.62 Acres (both sides of trail

from exit 5 to Riverside dr.)

Exit 2 ROW – 12.83 Acres (on & off rams both north

and south bound)

Exit 4 Brigham Rd Roundabout – 12.46 Acres (on &

off rams both north and south bound)

Bid Information

Bid Period: Sept. 19th – Oct. 10th

Vendors Contracted: 500+

Document Downloads: 22

0 Bids Received

Service Overview –

Parks & Community Services

Right-of-Way Maintenance

Comparison

City - $409,995.95 or $0.06 sq. ft.

No comparisons

City Cost

Service Cost: $367,379.82

Admin & Overhead: $42,616.12

Total Cost: $409,995.95

Cost per Sq. Ft. $0.06

Recommendation

City - $409,995.95 or $0.06 sq. ft.

 Oil Change - Overview

~400 Oil changes (304 specific vehicles

not including public safety)

Some vehicles have more than 1 oil

change per year

Service includes Oil change, filter replace,

80+ point safety inspection

Service: Monday through Friday

1 FT (100% of their day), & 1 Ft for backup

(Avg. ~ 20 % of their day)

Bid Information

Bid Period: Sept. 29th – Oct. 17th

Vendors Contacted: 500+

Document Downloads: 17

Bids Received: 4

Service Overview –

Operations

Oil Change - Recap

City Cost

Service Cost: $20,145.46

Admin & Overhead: $1,606.75

Additional Quarts: $4,884.75

Total Cost: $26,636.70

Comparison

 City - $26,636.96

Ken Garff - $33,965.05

Valvoline - $34,389.44

Speed Lube - $37,163.13

Graceful Heights - $133,179

Recommendation

 City - $26,636.96

Cost Per Oil Change (up to 5 Qts.)

Oil Type St. George Valvoline Ken Garff Speed Lube Graceful Heights

0W20 Light Duty

(100% Synthetic) $72.22 $80.74 $68.20 $68.95 $267.00

15W40 Heavy-Duty Diesel

(Conventional) $71.55 $72.24 $87.45 $89.95 $356.00

5W30 Vans

(Semi-synthetic) $69.88 $89.24 $55.70 $68.95 $310.00

Addition Quart Cost (after 5 Qts.)

Oil Type St. George Valvoline Ken Garff Speed Lube Graceful Heights

0W20 Light Duty

(100% Synthetic) $3.87 $8.49 $6.95 $6.99 $20.00

15W40 Heavy-Duty Diesel

(Conventional) $3.21 $7.64 $6.08 $7.99 $20.00

5W30 Vans

(Semi-synthetic) $3.28 $8.49 $5.21 $6.99 $20.00

Total. Cost $4,884.75 $11,807.98 $8,677.50 $11,015.33 $29,340.00

Oil Change - Considerations

City

Immediate identification of maintenance and

repair needs

Familiarity with the fleet continue.

Administrative and coordination efforts will not

increase.

Better control over service quality and

maintenance standards.

Centralized maintenance records.

Valvoline

No priority

Opens at 8 am, not 7 am

Repl. Items 15% discount

Labor for additional repair items $0

Ken Garff

No pickup or delivery charge

Repl. Items 13% discount

Labor for additional repair items $75/hr.

Speed Lube

Opens at 8 not 7

Repl. Items 10% discount

Labor for additional repair items $128.67/hr.

Oil disposal fee $2 per vehicle

Graceful Heights

$10,000 Set up fee

$20 per additional quart

Oil Change - Recap

City Cost

Service Cost: $20,145.46

Admin & Overhead: $1,606.75

Additional Quarts: $4,884.75

Total Cost: $26,636.70

Comparison

 City - $26,636.96

Ken Garff - $33,965.05

Valvoline - $34,389.44

Speed Lube - $37,163.13

Graceful Heights - $133,179

Recommendation

 City - $26,636.96

FY 2026

Services

Evaluated

Tree Farm & Greenhouses

Custodial General Cleaning

Will be presented at a later date,

to be determined.

1ST Quarter

2nd Quarter

FY 2027 Services

Service Identification

Assessment & Market Research

Competitive Solicitation

Proposal Evaluation & Analysis

Council Presentation (December)

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