Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify the scope of services for an existing contract with Sapna Welsh DBA Leverage HR for emotional intelligence training. This is the second modification of this contract. There are no changes to the contract dollar amount. The original contract is authorized by ordinance 0935-2024 and is $62,825.00. The first contract modification, authorized by ordinance 3385-2024, increased the contract by $120,480.00. The total contract amount is $183,305.00 and is for the period of May 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
The Board of Health has a need to modify and continue emotional intelligence (EI ) training for Columbus Public Health staff to enhance key aspects of emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, social skills, motivation, resilience, and effective communication. These services will continue to be provided remotely and in-person at Columbus Public Health, located at 240 Parsons Avenue.
A Request for Proposal (RFP), RFQ026730 “”Emotional Intelligence Training Services”, was publicly posted to Bonfire via the City of Columbus Vendor Services website from January 24, 2024 until February 14, 2024. 683 vendors registered with the City of Columbus were notified of the RFP. A total of 15 vendors submitted responses to the RFP through Bonfire. The CPH evaluation committee, utilizing established scoring criteria, recommended awarding the contract to Sapna Welsh DBA Leverage HR.
The contract compliance number for Sapna Welsh is CC-031215.
1. Why the need for additional goods or services could not be foreseen at the time the contract was initially awarded: Based on feedback from previous sessions we decided to update how we delivered the last segment of the training.
2. Why it would not be in the city's best interests to have the additional contract requirements awarded through other procurement processes specified in this chapter
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