DATE: January 26, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with BI, Incorporated
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize Chairman to execute an Agreement with BI, Incorporated to provide re-entry employment readiness services effective February 1, 2021, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed, $1,703,240.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended agreement will provide re-entry employment readiness services to in-custody and out-of-custody offenders on probation and/or in the Probation Department's Pre-Trial program, as well as those in the Justice Accountability Grant (JAG) Adult Re-Entry Planning Program (ARPP). There is no net County cost associated with the recommended action as all costs for the recommended agreement are fully offset with the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109) and JAG revenue. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the services provided in the recommended agreement will not be provided unless an alternative vendor is located and selected to provide these services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no net County cost associated with the recommended action. The annual maximum compensation for this agreement is $340,648 and is funded with $271,411 from AB 109 and $69,237 from JAG revenue. The maximum compensation for this agreement for the full five-year term is $1,703,240. There are sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues in Probation's FY 2020-21 Org 3430 and Grant Org 3432 Adopted Budgets. Funding for JAG will end December 31, 2022 (if the likely one-year extension is approved). The JAG portion of the contract will not continue to be utilized after that date unless a new grant is awarded or an alternate funding source is identified. Funding for subsequent years will be included in the Probation Department's future budge...
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