Title
Joint resolution authorizing various agreements for the Lake County Workforce Development Department's Youth Program Services.
Staff Summary
· Lake County desires to enter into contracts for Youth Programs with qualified providers to service In-School and Out-of-School Youth under the federal Workforce Investment Act.
· Lake County extended Requests for Proposal to 194 providers and received 11 sealed proposals from seven service providers.
· The Workforce Development Board Selection Review Committee recommended, and the Workforce Investment Board approved, awards to six service providers that offered favorable proposals to meet the diverse needs of the student populations to be served.
· Contracts were approved for three In-School Youth Programs, including: North Chicago High School #187, Future First, North Chicago, IL in the amount of $150,000 to service 22 youth, Zion Benton High School, Jobs For Bees, Zion, IL, in the amount of $150,000 to service 21 youth and Waukegan High School, SHINE Educational Leadership Program, Waukegan, IL in the amount of $150,000 to service 26 youth.
· Contracts were approved for five Out-of-School Youth Programs, including: North Chicago High School #187, CNA Program, North Chicago, IL in the amount of $115,000 to service 15 youth, Waukegan High School, Pharmacy Tech Program, Waukegan, IL in the amount of $150,000 to service 24 youth, Youth Build Lake County, North Chicago, IL for $102,000 to service 12 youth, and First Institute Training and Management, Inc., Waukegan, IL, for $160,000 to service 20 youth and Computer Systems Institute, Gurnee, IL in the amount of $125,000 to serve 14 youth.
· In total, these contracts will cost the County $1,102,000 and will be funded with the County's allocation of federal Workforce Investment Act funds.
Body
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5-102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, proposals were called for by publication for establishing contracts with qualified providers for Youth Services to provide In-School and Out-of-School Programs under the Workforce Investment Act for the Lake County Workforce Development Department; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to said publication, request for proposals were extended to 194 service providers; and
WHEREAS, eleven (11) sealed proposals were received from seven (7) service providers on January 11, 2012; and
WHEREAS, a Workforce Development Board Selection Review Committee recommends, and the Workforce Investment Board concurs, that awards be made to multiple service providers offering the most favorable proposals to meet the diverse needs of the In and Out of School populations to be served.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby directed to enter into contracts for In-School Youth Programs with North Chicago High School #187, Future First, North Chicago, IL in the amount of $150,000 to service 22 youth; Zion-Benton High School, Jobs for Bees, Zion, IL, in the amount of $150,000 to service 21 youth; and Waukegan High School, SHINE Educational Leadership Program, Waukegan, IL in the amount of $150,000 to service 26 youth, charging the cost thereof to account # 750-4042020-79940 and for Out-of-School Youth Programs to First Institute Training and Management, Inc., Waukegan, IL, in the amount of $160,000 to service 20 youth; North Chicago High School #187, CNA Program, North Chicago, IL in the amount of $115,000 to service 15 youth; Waukegan High School, Pharmacy Tech Program, Waukegan, IL in the amount of $150,000 to service 24 youth; and Youth Build Lake County, North Chicago, IL in the amount of $102,000 to service 12 youth and Computer Systems Institute, Gurnee, IL in the amount of $125,000 to service 14 youth charging the cost thereof to account # 750-4042021-79940 for one year, plus renewals for Workforce Development.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, May 8, 2012.