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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Viviana Ramirez, Chief Community Services Officer
Simon Rodriguez, Youth Services Manager
Jeff Anderson, Deputy Chief Information Officer
DATE: March 26,2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution to award a contract for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics (STEAM) training services from APS Training Academy, 105 E Galena Blvd Fourth Floor, Aurora, IL 60505 for a three-year term with two one-year options for an amount not to exceed $2,525,000.00.
PURPOSE:
The City desires to continue to empower vulnerable communities in Aurora by providing free and low-cost education and vocational opportunities in STEAM; and promote economic equality so the community will not simply survive but thrive through the cultivation of a diverse tech-based workforce.
BACKGROUND:
Since 2021, the City has supported a public-private partnership to provide STEAM courses to Aurora Kindergarten through 8th grade students. This program has been successful in attracting students and developing an interest to explore STEAM opportunities in the future and assimilate their knowledge around key STEAM topics.
The City desires these courses and professional services to be performed fully by a Training Provider. This includes providing Aurora STEAM Academy course services to 2000+ learners in the City of Aurora. Implementation also includes course scheduling, registration, parent communication, demographic data collection, hiring and training of necessary staff, staff payment, course instruction, course follow-up, transportation of staff and materials to satellite location.
DISCUSSION:
In collaboration with the City's Community Services Department and Information Technology Department, the City's Procurement Division, the City issued RFP 23-101 on the following schedule:
-- Publicly posted and distributed the RFP documents on the City website, The Beacon News and DemandStar for vendors to retrieve and complete in order to be included in the selection...
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