To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-710 with R.E.A.C.H. Project
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-710 with R.E.A.C.H. Project, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,292,209 to provide drug use prevention and treatment services to youth and adults in East Contra Costa County, 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 $2,292,209 and will be funded 100% by Drug Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This contractor shall provide, operate, and administer Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention and treatment program services as certified by the State of California must operate under the terms and conditions of the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) and must be provided in its facility(ies) referenced in County Health Services Alcohol and Other Drugs (AODS) Department's Work Plan.
The County has been contracting with R.E.A.C.H. Project since July 1981 to meet the social needs of the County's population by providing specialized substance abuse treatment and prevention programs to help clients to achieve and maintain sobriety and to experience the associated benefits of self-sufficiency, family reunification, cessation of criminal activity and productive engagement in the community. 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 contractor was selected as they are the onl...
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