CC MEETING: February 7, 2017
DATE: January 25, 2017
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Lori Luckey, Recreation Coordinator
Title
Consider Approval Of The Purchase Of Travel Services For The Carrollton Senior Center From Diamond Tours In An Amount Not To Exceed $38,170.00.
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BACKGROUND:
The Carrollton Senior Center has provided a Trip program for approximately 28 years. At the request of many Seniors, the Senior Center began offering longer, sometimes overseas trips in 2007. Destinations have included: Ireland, Italy, Alaska, Switzerland and more. The trips are fully cost recovered.
The intent of this memo is to request funding for Diamond Tours for an extended trip for 2017. This trip is a 7 day tour to Albuquerque and Santa Fe. The date for travel is June 5- June 11, 2017, with final payment made April 22, 2017. The cost is approximately $629/person double occupancy. Single and triple occupancy are also available.
Staff obtained three quotes for the trips. When selecting a tour company, staff considers several areas such as cost, exact location of tour, excursions during the tour, and customer evaluations on previous trips. There is no HUB vendor listed for tour companies.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fund is Seniors on Tour- Long Trips
Albuquerque and Santa Fe $ 38,170.00
Revenue collected from the participants covers the cost of the program.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends approval of the purchase of travel services for the Carrollton Senior Center to Diamond Tours for an amount not to exceed $38,170.00.