TITLE
Title
ALIGNMENT OF M/WBE STAFF SUPPORT CONTRACT AMOUNTS
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Shaunne Thomas, MWBE Program Director
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BACKGROUND
Background
At its January 5, 2023 Board meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved a staffing and operations plan for an enhanced M/WBE Program to support the recommendations of the disparity study and the overall implementation plan for the newly adopted M/WBE Program Policy and Administrative Manual. As part of this approval, the Board authorized staff to enter into a professional services support contract to help staff expedite program improvements. The cost of the support contract will be offset by budgets for five new Board-approved positions that will be phased in over three years to accommodate accelerated program development. While the annual cost estimate for the new positions and timeline for the support contract that was discussed with the Board were correct, the support contract amount included in the agenda item was not for the full three-year term. Additionally, the County team has been able to reduce the overall contract amount.
This agenda item requests approval of the correct total amount for the support contract and alignment of the estimated annual amounts for the contract. As discussed with the Board, the cost of the support contract will still be covered by budgets for the new staff positions approved by the Board and no additional funds will be required for the support contract beyond those already presented. Staff's recommendation to correct the January 5, 2023 agenda item to conform with the plans discussed with the Board is to:
Authorize the County Manager or designee to enter into a staffing support contract with All for 1, the staff committee's recommended vendor based on a request for proposal process conducted by the County's Purchasing Department, not to exceed three years with a maximum exposure amount of $770,626 which will be offset with the annual budget amounts to be allocated fo...
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