DATE: June 10, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with RH Community Builders for the Lodge 2.0 Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an Agreement with RH Community Builders, LP as the vendor is uniquely qualified to provide ongoing low barrier lodging services for unhoused persons; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with RH Community Builders, LP for low barrier lodging services for unhoused persons, effective July 1, 2025, not to exceed three consecutive years, total not to exceed $6,677,845.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will allow RH Community Builders, LP to continue to provide low barrier lodging services to unhoused persons funded by Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) funds for FY 2025-26 through FY 2027-28 to test a secondary phase to a lodging pilot project. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the Department of Behavioral Health (Department) would be unable to efficiently expand low barrier lodging services to address unhoused persons.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
The Department's request to suspend the competitive bidding process is consistent with administrative Policy No. 34 as the Department is seeking the last round of MHSA one-time funds to test a secondary phase to a lodging pilot project that seeks to address unhoused persons who are not engaged in care and are in the pre-contemplating state of change. The initial pilot was co...
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