Title
Authorization to Amend Contract 156398 with AVID Consulting, LLC to Expand Scope and Budget (Ordinance S-50502)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend Contract 156398 with AVID Consulting, LLC (AVID) to add $75,000 for a new contract amount not to exceed $400,000. AVID provides workplace readiness skills training through the City’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs to adult learners residing in Phoenix and adjacent areas. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Funds are available from the City’s allocation of WIOA grant funds.
Report
Summary
AVID provides behavioral training services to clients enrolled as an adult or dislocated worker to help build and refine soft-skills, increase workplace readiness, and increase opportunities for attaining employment in high-growth industry positions at family sustaining wages. The expanded scope and additional funding will allow for increased training and inclusion of substitute teaching options to continue coverage and support for AVID over the term of the agreement.
Contract Term
The term of the contract will remain unchanged. The contract began on or about July 1, 2022 and runs through June 30, 2023, with four one-year options to extend, which may be exercised by the City Manager, or his designee.
Financial Impact
The new total value of the contract shall not exceed $400,000. Funds are available from WIOA grant funds in the Human Services Department budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- On Feb. 2, 2022, the City Council authorized $300,000 on Contract 156398 with Ordinance S-48312; and
- On Jan. 25, 2023, the City Council authorized $25,000 on Contract 156398 with Ordinance S-49353.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.