Title
COVID-19 Related Homeless Services - Street Outreach Contract with Community Bridges, Inc. - Amendment (Ordinance S-48547)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Contract 154940 with Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI), to provide additional funding to the contract for COVID-19 Related Homeless Services. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available from the Emergency Solutions-CV Grant. The additional expenditures included in this amendment will not exceed $1.5 million.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this amendment is to provide additional time and funding for additional resources needed to support the collaboration of CBI and City of Phoenix in a new shelter project. CBI will provide case management, navigation services and transportation for participants in the new project as part of the continuing efforts to address unsheltered homelessness in the City of Phoenix.
The City originally contracted with CBI to provide essential services to address issues related to homelessness at and around the area of the Human Services Campus.
Contract Term
The contract term will remain unchanged, ending on Sept. 30, 2022.
Financial Impact
The initial authorization for Contract 154940 was for an expenditure not-to-exceed $785,979. This amendment will increase the authorization for the contract by an additional $1.5 million, for a new total not-to-exceed aggregate contract value of $2,285,979.
There is no impact to the General Funds. The additional funding is available from the Emergency Solutions-CV Grant.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Contract 154940 (Ordinance S-47793) on July 1, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.