City Awards New Animal Services Contracts for Bylaw Enforcement & Poundkeeping Services
The City has awarded new contracts for both the provision of Animal Control and Dangerous Animals Bylaw Enforcement (Bylaw Enforcement) and Poundkeeping Services to the Saskatoon Animal Control Agency (or SACA). The agreement follows a public competitive procurement process and independent oversight to maintain fairness in selecting a provider for these services.
The City has an Animal Control Program that includes the provision of Bylaw Enforcement and Poundkeeping Services. The current contracts for both Bylaw Enforcement and Poundkeeping Services have been in place a long time and are ending December 31, 2023. To ensure due diligence for best value procurement, the City, after consulting with existing proponents, issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) for 2024 and beyond to seek qualified organizations to provide these services.
An independent third-party Fairness Monitor was also contracted and participated in the entire RFP process to ensure consistency and transparency in application of the City’s procurement policies.
Following the evaluation of all proposals on non-price rated criteria such as strategy, experience and qualifications, the contracts for Bylaw Enforcement and Poundkeeping Services have been awarded to SACA who satisfied the mandatory requirements with the lowest cost to the City. SACA and the City will enter into a four-year contract, with an option to extend the agreement for two additional four-year terms.
Familiar to the community for nearly two decades, SACA has been successfully providing animal control services and Bylaw Enforcement duties in Saskatoon since 2004.
There will be no interruption in service to the public or animals in need of Poundkeeping Services. Effective January 1, 2024, SACA will operate Poundkeeping Services from the same City of Saskatoon-owned facility at 5028 Clarence Avenue South. As is the case with the current contract, animal adoption services will be the responsibility of the contractor if animals are not claimed after the allotted time at the pound.
The City wishes to thank the current provider, Saskatoon SPCA, for their many years of Poundkeeping Services as well as their contributions to the community and the welfare of animals in Saskatoon.
An information report outlining the full details of the procurement process will be presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning, Development and Community Services at its June 7, 2023 meeting.