To: Board of Supervisors
From: Esa Ehmen-Krause, County Probation Officer
Report Title: Kitchen Equipment Maintenance and Repair for Juvenile Hall
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Probation Officer, or designee, to execute a contract with Hobart, ITW Food Equipment Group, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $45,000 to provide kitchen equipment maintenance and repair services at Juvenile Hall for the period April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is 100% funded by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Probation Department is required to provide residents detained at the John A. Davis Juvenile Hall Facility with three meals per day, as mandated by Title 15 CCR, Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities.
Hobart, ITW Food Equipment Group, LLC, has provided kitchen equipment maintenance and repair services for the Probation Department at Juvenile Hall since 2015 through purchase orders. This year, the Probation Department would like to continue services with a formal contract in place. In this contract, Hobart will perform repair, maintenance, and inspections on kitchen equipment located at Juvenile Hall.
This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without this contract, the Juvenile Hall will not have an agreement that ensures working kitchen equipment is available to comply with Title 15.