STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 22, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 14
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a service contract for non-profit public facility improvement projects for the Office of Budget and Management Services - Legal Aid of Northwest Texas in the amount of $211,396 and First Presbyterian Church of Dallas dba The Stewpot in the amount of $188,604, most advantageous proposers of four - Not to exceed $400,000 - Financing: FY 2021-22 Community Development Block Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
This service contract will provide for non-profit public facility improvement projects. The purpose of this item is to expand the capacity of nonprofit organizations for facility improvements located within the city limits of Dallas. Each year, the City receives Community Development Block Grant funds to provide economic and community development projects and services. Non-profit agencies are frequently requested to partner with the City and/or other community partners with the provision to provide services to improve the quality of life for Dallas residents. These awards provide funding to qualifying organizations for various improvement projects within the City for facilities that are that are typically not available from other sources to assist the entity with renovations, repairs, energy upgrades, Americans with Disability Act compliance enhancements, actualization of Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan ("CECAP") installations, and a variety of other facility improvements.
This service contract will provide grant funds to Legal Aid of Northwest Texas ("LANWT") to refurbish and update their existing office space. LANWT has successfully served the low-income, at-risk populations of Dallas since 1956 with civil legal aid covering a wide diversity of civil legal problem...
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