To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-463-15 with Bi-Bett
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County #74-463-15 with Bi-Bett, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $293,999, to provide transitional housing services for homeless adult males who have recently completed substance use treatment, including referrals from County’s AB 109 program, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $293,999 and will be funded by 66% Assembly Bill (AB) 109 and 34% Opioid Settlement funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing specialized transitional housing services for homeless adult males who are active in intensive outpatient or outpatient substance use disorder treatment and who may be referred from County’s Assembly Bill (AB) 109 Program and other substance use disorder treatment programs. Contractor’s program is designed to help residents maintain sobriety and other gains achieved in treatment while they participate in employment and self-sufficiency services designed to support their transition to permanent housing and productive community engagement. The county has been contracting with Bi-Bett since July 2013.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld.
In May 2023, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #74-463-13 with Bi-Bett in an amount not to exceed $185,528 to transitional housing services for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
On February 26, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #74-463-14 with Bi-Bett, to increase payment limit by $20,638 to a new payment limit of $206,166 with no change in the term July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #74-463-15 will allow the Contractor to continue providing transitional housing services through June 30, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County’s homeless adult males will not have access to Contractor’s transitional housing services designed to support their transition to permanent housing and productive community engagement.