To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Tyler Brown, Sheriff
Prepared By:
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Jared Rowlison, Detention Services Bureau Chief
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Subject:
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2023 Agreement for Services Between Arapahoe County and Arapahoe Library District to provide Inmate Library Services at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility
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Purpose and Request:
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The Board of County Commissioners is requested to adopt a resolution authorizing the Chair to sign the Waiver of Solicitation and execute the contract on behalf of the County for Inmate Library Services at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility and to authorize the Arapahoe County Sheriff to sign any amendments and extensions thereto.
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Background and Discussion: The Arapahoe Library District has provided library services to the inmates at the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility since 1985. While this is not considered a public branch of the Arapahoe Library District and is not funded by them, the Detention Facility is a working branch of the Arapahoe Library District and funding is provided through the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.
The Arapahoe Library District was awarded the contract for Inmate Library Services per a formal solicitation process. RFP-17-71 for Inmate Library Services was solicited in 2017 with the option to extend the contract for up to four subsequent one-year periods. A Waiver of Solicitation was approved at a Drop In session on November 29, 2022, and needs to be signed by the Chair.
The Sheriff's Office wishes to contract with Arapahoe Libraries with the option to extend the contract for up to four subsequent one-year periods. Prior to signatures, each extension will go through the Contract Insight System, including approvals from the Budget Division reviewing for available dollars in the department budget, the Purchasing Manager reviewing to make sure the purchasing process was followed, Risk Management reviewing for insurance requirements, a...
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