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18 • Consent AgendaCity of Arlington (Tarrant County)

Five-Year Professional Services Contract for Forensic Lab Testing for the Arlington Police Department, Project 26-0154

Presented in: City of Arlington Evening Council on 2026-04-07
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact
PASSED (9 - 0)
“Motion to approve Five-Year Professional Services Contract for Forensic Lab Testing for the Arlington Police Department, Project 26-0154”
JR
Jim Ross
Mayor
YES
MG
Mauricio Galante
Councilmember, District 1
YES
RH
Raul H. Gonzalez
Councilmember, District 2
YES
NH
Nikkie Hunter
Councilmember, District 3
YES
TW
Tom Ware
Councilmember, District 4
YES
BG
Brittney Garcia-Dumas
Councilmember, District 5
YES
LP
Long Pham
Councilmember, At-Large District 6
YES
BH
Bowie Hogg
Councilmember, At-Large District 7
YES
JS
Jason Shelton
Councilmember, At-Large District 8
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve the five-year professional services contract for forensic lab testing for the Arlington Police Department with Armstrong Forensic Laboratory, Inc., of Arlington, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $3,639,667, and execute any and all documents necessary to carry out such contract. Funds are budgeted in Technical Services Account No. CC811401-SC0533 and are subject to FY2027, FY2028, FY2029, FY2030, and FY2031 budget approval.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.