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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Justice Advisory Council
Vendor: A Safe Haven, Chicago, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Justice Advisory Council to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Housing Services for Individuals on Electronic Monitoring with No Place to Stay
Contract Value: $2,491,672.50
Contract period: 12/01/2022 - 11/30/2023, with two (2) one-year renewal options
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY 2023 $2491,672.50
Accounts: 11287.1205.39004.521313.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): TBD
Concurrences:
N/A
Summary: The Justice Advisory Council's No Place To Stay (NPTS) housing program provides housing for individuals ordered onto the Sheriff's Office pre-trial electronic monitoring (EM) but who lack sufficient housing where EM could be implemented. These individuals, deemed "No Place To Stay," would otherwise have to wait in the jail for their pre-trial period to resolve or their electronic monitoring condition of release to be removed. The JAC has retained providers to supply housing and other wraparound services as appropriate for these individuals, with operational support from the Sheriff's Office and Cook County Health, so they do not have to unnecessary spend that time in the jail.
The JAC seeks to into new contracts, pursuant to our RFQ 1205-2104, "Housing Services and Wraparound Supports" with a variety of providers each providing house placements, and some level of wraparound services including set periods of extended stay/aftercare for individuals whose cases resolve but would benefit for some additional days of housing to ensure continuation of helpful services and better re-integration into their communities.
The new set of NPTS contracts expands upon needed services, increases the total amount of beds for the NPTS program, and introduces improved reporting requirements. All payments under these contracts are for placements and bed-nights that we actually utilize, i.e. no provider is paid for...
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