Item 19 Passed 10-0
Authorize fourteen contracts for language interpretation services for all City departments with Bruxelles, Inc./Inlingua Language Services, Effectiff LLC, Interpreters Unlimited, Language Line Services Inc./Language Line Services or Languageline Solutions, Lionbridge Global Solutions Inc./Lionbridge Global Solutions, Masterword Services Inc., Native Translation Services LLC, Rana Haddad, SAI Language Solutions, LLC, Shun Tong/Sharon Tong, Susana Pimiento Chamorro/Language Access Austin, Universe Technical Translation, Inc./Universe Technical Translation, Voiance Language Service LLC, and Worldwide Interpreters, Inc./Worldwide Interpreters, each for an initial term of two years, with three 1-year extension options, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000, divided among the Contractors. Funding: $66,667 is available in various City department’s Operating Budget. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available future budgets.
The roll call
Approved on Consent 10-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Absent
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes