To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Payments for Services Provided by Bay Area Community Services, Inc. (BACS)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay an amount not to exceed $326,305.17 to Bay Area Community Services, Inc. (BACS), a non-profit corporation, for the provision of Delta Landing Interim Housing Program which provides interim housing for homeless adults during the months of May and June 2023, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Payment of $326,305.17 is funded 100% by Project Roomkey California.
BACKGROUND:
BACS operates a 172-room, low-barrier, permanent housing-focused interim housing program serving homeless adults over 18 years of age living in East Contra Costa County without custody of minor children at 2101 Loveridge Road in Pittsburg, CA. Contractor provides staffing twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week which includes coordinating admissions and exits, coordinating meal services, providing onsite wellness checks and ensuring individuals have their basic needs met with clothes, food, and hygiene supplies.
On October 4, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved County Contract #25-090-1 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc. (BACS) in an amount not to exceed $3,443,765 to operate the Delta Landing Interim Housing Program which provides interim housing for homeless adults over 18 years of age living in East Contra Costa County for the period of April 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Due to unanticipated increases in operating expenses such as food, Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3) and BACS have been working since February 2023 to create budget projections that fit current resources and adjust service expectations. Therefore, ongoing negotiations between H3 and BACS resulted in delays in requesting a contract amendment in a timely manner.
As requested by the County, BACS provided additional int...
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