Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Mayor’s Office to enter into contract with the Young Mens Christian Association on behalf of CelebrateOne to provide community coordination and management of neighborhood based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Hilltop neighborhood.
The Mayor’s Office solicited statements of qualifications through RFQ007364 which closed on November 17, 2017. The City received six responses as listed.
Boys & Girls Club of Columbus 31-4387575
Femergy 47-1000856
Homes on the Hill CDC 31-1349995
iEducate Academy 47-3043308
The Greater Hilltop Area Shalom Zone 27-3737689
YMCA 31-4379594
An RFQ Evaluation Committee was formed and this committee reviewed all RFQ responses. YMCA received the highest score by the evaluation committee. The Mayor’s Office therefore recommends awarding the contract to the YMCA.
Contract compliance number: 31-4379594, June 16, 2019.
Emergency action is requested so that needed community coordination and neighborhood based intervention activities to reduce infant mortality in the Hilltop community can commence as quickly as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is provided by Franklin County Children Services, Grants Fund No. 2220 and is budgeted in the amount of $125,000.00, Grant number G401810.
Title
To authorize the Mayor’s Office to enter into contract with the Young Mens Christian Association to provide community coordination and management of neighborhood based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Hilltop Community; to authorize the expenditure of $125,000.00 from the Grants Fund 2220; and to declare an emergency. ($125,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, RFQ007364 which closed on November 17, 2017 was solicited by the Mayor’s Office and six vendors submitted responses; and
WHEREAS, An RFQ Evaluation Committee was formed and this committee reviewed all RFQ responses; and
WHEREAS, the YMCA received the highest score by the RFQ evaluation team; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary t...
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