Title
Joint resolution authorizing a professional services agreement with Lake County Partners for business outreach and retention services for Lake County Workforce Development in the amount not to exceed $75,000.
Staff Summary
• Funds are budgeted and appropriated for the professional services agreement through Workforce Development grant funding.
• Lake County Workforce Development administers the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth grant which funds programs to serve disengaged youth and young adults (ages 16-24) to help the youth along a career pathway.
• Lake County Workforce Development desires to utilize Lake County Partners for a youth-focused business outreach pilot program to provide a service delivery strategy that will create meaningful work-based learning opportunities such as internships and work-experiences.
• Lake County Partners will identify Lake County employers in key industry sectors interested in developing opportunities in job shadowing, internship and work experiences for a minimum of 25 youth, with ten different companies throughout Lake County.
• Pursuant to Article 6, Section102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Purchasing Agent consulted with an ad hoc review group that approved a bid exemption on the basis of an existing long standing, successful relationship.
• The contract authorizes a professional services agreement for an initial pilot program term of March 14, 2017, through September 14, 2017, for a not to exceed cost of $75,000.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development desires to have Lake County Partner be awarded a contract to do business outreach youth services; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development has WIOA youth grant funds available for business outreach youth services; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development desires to utilize Lake County Partners for a youth-focused business outreach pilot program to provide a service delivery strategy that will create meaningful work-based learning opportunities such as internships and work-experiences; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Partners will identify Lake County employers in key industry sectors interested in developing opportunities in job shadowing, internship and work experiences for a minimum of 25 youth with ten different companies throughout Lake County; and
WHEREAS, Lake County Workforce Development has a long standing successful relationship with Lake County Partners as a business outreach partner; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 6, Section 102 of the Lake County Purchasing Ordinance, the Purchasing Agent consulted with an ad hoc review group that approved a bid exemption on the basis of an existing long standing and successful relationship.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Lake County Board, that the Purchasing Agent is authorized to enter into a professional contract with Lake County Partners for business outreach for a Youth Work Experience program in an amount not to exceed $75,000 in FY2017 to be charged to various Workforce Development accounts.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, March 14,2017.