Animal Control and Pound Services required by this Invitation to Bid (ITB) shall be for unincorporated Jefferson County and municipalities within Jefferson County with a population of 5,000 or less, the City of Birmingham, and municipalities that choose to participate in accordance with §3-7A-7. “Animal Control and Pound Services” relating to dogs and cats shall include control, capture, quarantine, and enforcement of all County animal control ordinances and State legislation. A county map which shows all municipalities and unincorporated areas can be viewed on the County’s website. Attached you will find the latest census data where you can determine which cities have a population under 5,000 people. The vendor shall provide pound services only to those municipalities within Jefferson County with a population exceeding 5,000 people in accordance with §3-7A-7 of the Alabama State Code. Pound services shall not include patrol or pickup for any city with a population exceeding 5,000. The vendor must keep an accurate record of the monthly costs of providing pound services to those Jefferson County municipalities requesting it, so those costs may be billed by the County to those municipalities. These costs shall be submitted to the County’s Finance Department monthly.
