Title
Additional Expenditures for Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board Local Plan and Strategic Plan Consulting Services Contract (Ordinance S-48005)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures under City Contract No. 151103 with Sheila Murphy, LLC, or its City-approved designee, to complete the Phoenix Business and Workforce Development (PBWD) Board's 2023-26 Strategic Plan and update the 2020-24 Local Workforce Development Area Plan (Local Plan). Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $110,000. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
On Oct. 16, 2019, City Council authorized staff to contract with Sheila Murphy, LLC to prepare the PBWD Board's 2020-23 Strategic Plan and the 2020-24 Local Plan. This contract award resulted from a formal solicitation issued and conducted by the Community and Economic Development Department on behalf of the PBWD Board. During the initial two-year term of the contract, Sheila Murphy, LLC successfully completed the 2020-2023 Strategic Plan and 2020-2024 Local Plan.
If additional funds are approved, staff will exercise the necessary contract extension options to complete the following work, including:
- Developing the 2023-26 Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan gives vision and direction to the creation of the Local Plan. The PBWD Board's current Strategic Plan expires on June 30, 2023.
- Labor market and economic updates to the Local Plan, as required every two years under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The Local Plan amendments incorporate provisions consistent with the WIOA legislation and Workforce Arizona Council policies.
The PBWD Board was established in accordance with the federal WIOA of 2014. The PBWD Board is responsible for the legislated responsibilities under the WIOA and addressing the workforce development needs of the local workforce area. The local workforce area, known as the ARIZONA@WORK City of Phoenix, serves as a jurisdiction for the administration of workforce development activities, and execution of adult, dislocated worker, and youth funds allocated by the State.
Contract Term
The two-year City Contract, No. 151103, began on Nov. 1, 2019, and includes two one-year renewal options.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of the current contract is $100,750. If the request to allow $110,000 in additional expenditures is approved, the revised aggregate value of the amended contract will increase to an amount not to exceed $210,750. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available from the City’s allocation of federal WIOA funds.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The original contract award was approved by City Council on Oct. 16, 2019 via Ordinance S-46097. The Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board approved the additional expenditures for the proposed contract amendment at its Sept. 9, 2021 public meeting.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Community and Economic Development Department.