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3 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A
4 WELFARE -TO -WORK SUBCONTRACT FOR
5 EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TO
6 PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE; TO OBLIGATE
7 ADDITIONAL WELFARE -TO -WORK FUNDS FOR
8 EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS
9 SUBCONTRACTS; SUCH SUBCONTRACTS CONDITIONED
10 ON NEGOTIATION BY THE CITY MANAGER AND
11 CONTRACT APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY; AND
12 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock has received a Welfare -to- Work (" WtW ")
15 Federal grant from the Department of Labor to train the hardest -to -serve welfare
16 recipients; and
17 WHEREAS, the City desires to contract for educational and occupational skills
18 services to increase job skills of welfare recipients in order to assist them in achieving
19 employment; and
20 WHEREAS, the City issued a Request for Proposals (" RFP ") for such services;
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22 AV] IEREAS, a review committee met November 7, 2000, considered responses
23 to the City's RFP, and recommends Philander Smith College to the Board of Directors
24 for a subcontract award; and
25 WHEREAS, other bids were disqualified because of technical defaults on
26 material terms, although the proposals had merit and would otherwise have been
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28 WHEREAS, the City has discussed the issue with the Department of Labor
29 and, as a result, will readvertise this bid November 10, 2000, with a closing date of
30 November 17, 2000; and
31 WHEREAS, the deadline for the City's final WtW grant budget is November
32 13, 2000, and the Department has been informed the City intends to note in that budget
33 expenditures for these special items.
34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF
35 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
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SECTION 1. A subcontract for educational and occupational skills services is
awarded to Philander Smith College in an amount not to exceed $171,485 over a
contract term not to exceed June 30, 2001, contingent upon successful negotiation by
the City Manager and a contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
SECTION 2. The contract is payable from account number WTOW CON
PLSC.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate additional WtW
subcontracts for educational and occupational skills up to $240,000 contingent upon the
receipt of satisfactory responses from bidders by the City's November 17, 2000
deadline and recommendations by a selection committee to the City Manager, said
contract to be in a form approved by the City Attorney.
SECTION 4. The contract is payable from account number WTOW CON
OSTC.
ADOPTED: November 8, 2000
ATTEST:
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19 ITY CLERK
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23 THOMAS Al. CARPEN R
24 CITY ATTORNEY
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APPROVED:
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