Denver committee advances $11 million increase to Securitas security contract
The proposed amendment would raise the contract total to $82.2 million and extend it nine months, but it still needs City Council approval.
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Denver’s Finance and Business Committee voted 5–0 on Oct. 13 to advance a proposed $11 million increase to the city’s security-guard contract with Securitas. The amendment would raise the stated contract total from $71.2 million to $82.2 million and extend the agreement through Sept. 30, 2027.
The committee approved Resolution 26-1497 for filing, sending it to City Council for consideration. The committee action is not final approval: Denver’s Rules of Procedure require seven affirmative votes for Council to adopt a resolution.
The added contract capacity is not a forecast of city spending. Denver General Services’ amendment request says the nine-month extension would give the city time to prepare a competitive solicitation using complete information about rates and terms in the collective bargaining agreement between Securitas and Service Employees International Union Local 105, ratified in April 2026. The department also says it revised the security-services scope after feedback from City Council, the union, the industry and an independent consultant. It says separate scopes could be bid separately to encourage competition and small-business participation.
The proposed fifth amendment would align guard rates with the labor agreement, make a nominal increase to the security-vehicle rate and update background-screening requirements. The request lists General Funds as the funding source. The current agreement ends Dec. 31, 2026.