As directed by the Court on its June 6, 2022 agenda, the Purchasing Department received proposals from GSA contractors to operate a proposed migrant center. Staff also identified potential sites and reviewed lease terms and proposals from several different commercial properties.
The estimated cost for the entire operation with a third-party contractor including site lease, maintenance, janitorial services and contingencies is approximately $465,000 per month. This is approximately $70,000 lower than what we estimated it would cost for the County to do in-house. Our recommendation would be to outsource the operations to the preferred GSA third party contractor.
Before Purchasing can make a recommendation for award to the preferred GSA contractor, funds will need to be identified to cover the cost of the operations. The Court may consider allocating general fund dollars pending funding confirmation from FEMA’s Humanitarian Aid grant funds. There is a meeting pending for 9/8/2022 to receive funding guidance from FEMA. Updated information will be disclosed during the public discussion of this item.