Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)
Date Submitted: 12-20-19
Requesting Agency: Department of Housing Stability
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name:
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Name: Derek Woodbury 720.913.1608 |
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Email: derek.woodbury@denvergov.org |
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A resolution approving a proposed First Amendatory Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Volunteers of America Colorado Branch to amend the scope of services and budget, extend the term and increase compensation to continue to deliver temporary financial assistance through Rapid Rehousing program.
Amends a contract with Volunteers of America Colorado Branch (VOA) by adding $375,000 for a new total of $750,000 and one year for a new end date of 12-31-20 to provide rapid rehousing and rapid rehousing and care services, including case management, housing navigation and temporary behavioral health services, citywide (OEDEV-201952689-01; 201946957-01). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 2-10-20. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 1-8-20.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Contract Control Number: OEDEV-201952689-01 / ALF-201946957-01
Vendor/Contractor Name (including any “DBA”): Volunteers of America Colorado Branch (VOA)
Type and Scope of services to be performed:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Rapid Re-Housing Temporary Financial Assistance is provided for literally homeless households with demonstrated current financial or other housing crisis in support of identified individualized service plan goals. Examples of temporary financial assistance includes security deposit assistance, rental payment assistance, utility payment assistance, general housing stability assistance, emergency stability assistance, public transportation assistance, and other forms of financial assistance necessary to obtain and maintain stable housing. All temporary financial assistance payments must be allowable, allocable, and reasonable, demonstrably linked to housing stability, and paid directly to 3rd party vendors.
Under this agreement, VOA shall provide the following rapid rehousing and rapid rehousing and care services through existing funding established previously with Denver’s Road Home, now part of the Department of Housing Stability (HOST):
Case Management: Case Managers will develop Individualized Service Plans (ISP) inclusive of collaboratively identified goals related to housing, income, benefits acquisition, behavioral health, physical health, social supports, and
other areas as identified and mutually agreed upon with the program participant. All ISP action items will be linked to securing and maintaining permanent housing.
Housing Navigation: Case Managers will assist program participants in identifying and securing permanent housing.
Temporary Behavioral Health Services: A Behavioral Health Clinician will provide temporary, direct behavioral health interventions to Rapid Rehousing+ Care program participants as necessary until long-term behavioral health supports can be secured.
This $750,000 contract will serve a total of 340 households by December 31, 2020.
Location (if applicable):
WBE/MBE/DBE goals that were applied, if applicable (construction, design, Airport concession contracts):
Are WBE/MBE/DBE goals met (if applicable)?
Is the contract new/a renewal/extension or amendment?
Was this contractor selected by competitive process or sole source?
Competitive process
For New contracts
Term of initial contract:
Options for Renewal:
How many renewals (i.e. up to 2 renewals)?
Term of any renewals (i.e. 1 year each):
Cost of initial contract term:
Cost of any renewals:
Total contract value council is approving if all renewals exercised:
For Amendments/Renewals Extensions:
Is this a change to cost/pricing; length of term; terms unrelated to time or price (List all that apply)?
If length changing
What was the length of the term of the original contract?
One year
What is the length of the extension/renewal?
One year
What is the revised total term of the contract?
Two years
If cost changing
What was the original value of the entire contract prior to this proposed change?
$375,000
What is the value of the proposed change?
$375,000
What is the new/revised total value including change?
$750,000
If terms changing
Describe the change and the reason for it (i.e. compliance with state law, different way of doing business etc.)