Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 11/7/2023
Item Status: New
From: Wanda Gautney, Purchasing Director / Brian Underwood, Grants Director
Submitted by: Wanda Gautney, Purchasing Director
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Request for Proposals (RFP) for General Grant Coordination and Management, Project Management, and Capacity Building for Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Subaward for the Baldwin County Commission
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Take the following actions:
1) Approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for General Grant Coordination and Management, Project Management, and Capacity Building for Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Subaward and authorize the Purchasing Director to advertise RFP; and
2) Further, authorize the Chairman/Purchasing Division Commissioner for the Baldwin County Commission to approve any necessary addendums or clarifications if required after the RFP is advertised.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Background: On February 3, 2022, and May 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated a total of $501,252,000.00 to the State of Alabama for the purpose of assisting in long-term recovery from major disasters, Hurricanes Sally, and Zeta, that occurred in 2020. The Baldwin County Commission, as a subrecipient of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), will utilize Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to implement a wide range of housing, infrastructure, economic development, and mitigation activities. The County expects to receive up to $44,361,686.00 in CDBG-DR funds, corresponding to ADECA’s allocation received from HUD. Upon the subaward of funds, the Commission is required to develop an individual Local Recovery Plan (LRP) as detailed in the State of Alabama Action Plan for Disaster Recovery that identifies and describes the activities eligible for CDBG-DR funding.
Staff is requesting permission to publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional services supporting development and implementation of a Local Recovery Plan (LRP) for Baldwin County related to ADECA’s CDBG-DR Program.
Previous Commission action/date:
11/16/2022 meeting: The Commission authorized staff to proceed with preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP) document for development of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Local Recovery Plan for Baldwin County.
10/04/2022 meeting: The Commission approved and authorized the Chairman to execute a letter to the Alabama Department of Community Affairs (ADECA) providing comments in response to the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Draft Action Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: 11/07/2023
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: Wanda Gautney, Purchasing Director
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Mail RFP
Additional instructions/notes: N/A