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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: South Southwest Suburban United Way, Matteson, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): The Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) wishes to sub-contract with South-Southwest Suburban United Way to employ 194 at-risk youth, with a specific focus on the recruitment and employment of court-involved and youth on probation. South Southwest Suburban United Way will provide the administrative supports to train and hire youth employees, track their work hours, and appropriately compensate for summer youth employment.
Contract Value: $716,400.00
Contract period: 6/1/2014 - 8/30/2014
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2014 $150,000.00
Accounts: 784-260
Contract Number(s): 1490-13727
Concurrences:
Vendor has met the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance.
Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Cook County Justice Advisory Council (JAC) seeks to sub-contract with South-Southwest to employ 194 at-risk youth, with a specific focus on the recruitment and employment of court-involved and youth on probation. The JAC will target youth of suburban Cook County, with recruitment strategies specifically targeting youth from the most disadvantaged municipalities. In accordance with the grant requirements, we will employ youth between the ages of 14 to 18 years of age for youth positions and 19 years and older for youth supervisors. There will be 174 youth worker positions at a rate of $9/hour, and 20 supervisor positions (one supervisor for every ten youth workers) at $12/hour. All youth staff employed under this grant will complete 320 hours of conservation or recreational work over the course of 60 days of summer employment beginning in June 2014 through August 2014
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