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Recommendation to adopt specifications No. RFP HR14-056 and award contracts to Bennett-Streb & Associates, of Pasadena, CA; California Manufacturing Technology Consulting, of Torrance, CA; Carey and Associates, of Long Beach, CA; JagTag Enterprises, Inc., of Redondo Beach, CA; Pelletier and Associates, of Lake Forest, CA; Performance Excellence Partners, of Huntington Beach, CA; Public Consulting Group Human Services, of Baltimore, MD; Substance Abuse Foundation, of Long Beach, CA; and Workforce Connections, of Lakewood, CA to provide various workforce development services delivered through America’s Job Center of California (AJCC), in an aggregate annual amount not to exceed $935,000, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into annual contracts with various service providers for workforce development services delivered through America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) in support of strategies that provide training and employment services to residents and job seekers.
Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network (Pacific Gateway) administers the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other employment and training funds received annually by the City. These funds support job training programs and business services delivered by the Career Transition Center, Youth Opportunity Center, Torrance Career Center, Harbor WorkSource Center, and selected community-based organizations, to assist local residents in acquiring skills leading to employment in high-demand occupations with local employers.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Press-Telegram on July 25, 2014, and 3,227 potential bidders specializing in workforce development services were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those potential bidders, 65 downloaded the bid via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made ...
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