IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
 
Title
A RESOLUTION awarding a two (2) year term and supply contract on RFP No. 65-04 for the furnishing of drug treatment services for use by the Prosecuting Attorney's Drug Court program to Kansas City Community Center of Kansas City, MO.
 
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15473,  April 25, 2005
 
INTRODUCED BY    Dennis Waits and Scott Burnett, County Legislators
 
 
Body
WHEREAS,  the Purchasing Director has solicited formal written proposals on RFP No. 65-04  for the furnishing of drug treatment services for use by the Prosecuting Attorney's Office in its Drug Court program; and,
 
WHEREAS, in response thereto, he has received bids from Dismas House, Gateway Foundation, K.C. Community Center and Swope Health Services; and,
 
WHEREAS, the bid from Dismas House is non responsive due to the fact that Dismas House is not certified to provide alcohol and drug abuse treatment by the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse as required by RFP No. 65-04; and,
 
WHEREAS, he has received as the only three qualifying bids from the following:
                                                                                                                                                   UNIT   COST
                                                                                                                                INDIVIDUAL                        GROUP                                               
VENDOR                                                                                                         COUNSELING                     COUNSELING                     
Gateway Foundation                                                               $39.00                                          $11.00
K.C. Community Center                                                               $42.00                                          $10.50
Swope Health Services                                                               $85.50                                          $8.55
 
and,
 
WHEREAS, although Kansas City Community Center is not the lowest bid, after a thorough evaluation, considering the merits of each proposal, the results of the evaluation process and the needs of the program, the Prosecuting Attorney now recommends award of the contract to Kansas City Community Center; and,
 
WHEREAS, award as recommended would result in a term and supply contract with Kansas City Community Center, for the delivery of drug treatment services from April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2007 at the unit costs set forth above; now therefore,                     
 
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as now recommended by the Prosecuting Attorney, and that the County Executive be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award; and,
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance is authorized to make payments to the extent that sufficient appropriations are available.
 
 
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date:  This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
 
 
______________________________                       _____________________________
Acting Chief Deputy County Counselor                                                               County Counselor
 
Certificate of Passage
 
                     I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 15473 of April 25, 2005,  was duly passed on ___________May 2__________________, 2005 by the Jackson County Legislature.  The votes thereon were as follows:
 
 
                     Yeas _______5__________          Nays _____3______
 
                     Abstaining _____1______       Absent _____0_______
 
 
______________________                       _____________________________________
Date                                                                                                Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
 
 
 
Fiscal Note
This award is made on a need basis and does not obligate Jackson County to pay any specific amount.  The availability of funds for specific purchases will, of necessity, be determined as each using agency places its order.
 
 
 
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Date                                                                                                         Director of the Department of Finance