Agenda Item #19
Title
Approval of Proposal on Therapy Services, MCSD No. 09-0068-RH - p.27
Executive Summary
This Proposal will allow the District to use independent contractors and contracted agencies to provide current and future students with disabilities occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language therapy and evaluation services when direct hired therapists are not available during the 2009-2010 school year. The evaluation committee determined it is in the best interest of the school district to award to proposers who agreed to the negotiated rates and made a multiple award based on the needs of the services.
Requests for Proposal were submitted to one-hundred and one (101) suppliers. The School District received thirty-five (35) responsive bids, three (3) nonresponsive and two (2) no bids. The remaining sixty-one (61) suppliers did not respond to our request for proposal. Proposals were opened on May 12, 2009.
The proposal is recommended for award to the proposers on the attached list.
Purchase orders will not be issued to suppliers that require Florida Document Numbers until those requirements have been met.
The Superintendent recommends approval of the proposal on therapy services, for the period of July 28, 2009 through June 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $4,900,000.00.
Recommendation
Motion and approval of the proposal on therapy services, for the period of July 28, 2009 through June 30, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $4,900,000.00.
Financial Impact
The Florida Education Finance Program funding shall provide the majority of funding for these services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) shall supplement funding above the $63,090.00 average teacher salary for each therapist. In the 2008-2009 school year the IDEA funding was approximately $573,000.00. This amount may be higher or lower depending on the number of contracted therapists required.
The estimated expenditure for all services not to exceed $4,900,000.00, from the General Fund using the following lines of coding: 31301010000.4331.5200 and 31304324301.4331.5200 and the IDEA Fund.
Contact
ESE Department/Purchasing Department
RR/JS/DB/RH
07/27/09
Attachment: 090068t- Therapy Services.pdf
Attachment: 090068 FL DOC NUMBER.pdf
Attachment: 090068BL.pdf