DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Housing & Community Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Execute Contracts For Apartment Services And Execute Contract Amendment For Housing Services
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, the Social Services Department provides contracted services across the housing service continuum; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the following three service contracts be renewed for services beginning January 1, 2025: Residential Transitions, Inc. and DARTS for On-Site Apartment Services and Extended Stay America Management, LLC for Emergency Hotel Shelter; and
WHEREAS, to ensure high-quality services, Dakota County has scheduled a routine contract Request for Proposal (RFP) process every five years and on May 9, 2023, staff issued an RFP for apartment services; and
WHEREAS, a review committee from Social Services reviewed and scored proposals from four vendors; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends Board authorization to execute contracts for apartment services and execute a contract amendment for housing services with the vendors for the amounts and terms listed in the Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute contracts for apartment services for the period of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, subject to approval by the County Attorney's Office as to form, as follows:
Service - Agency - Not to Exceed Amount
* Apartment Services - DARTS - $171,629
* Apartment Services - Residential Transitions, Inc. - $250,620
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Community Services Director to execute a contract amendment for housing services with Extended Stay America Management, LLC for a new total not to exceed amount of $2,000,000 and to extend the term through December 31, 2025; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Community Services Director is...
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