Primary Department: Juvenile Probation
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Henry Gonzales
Managing Department: Juvenile Probation
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Henry Gonzales
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Juvenile Probation Charter School Shuttle Bus and Nance Parking Lot Shuttle Bus
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $380,400
Total Estimated Project Cost: $380,400
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Juvenile Probation Charter School Shuttle Bus and Nance Parking Lot Shuttle Bus project, for an amount of $380,400 and request for approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $385,000.
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Project Description:
Harris County Juvenile Probation (HCJPD) is requesting commercial paper funding for the purchase of three shuttle buses. Two buses will be for The Opportunity Center, which is a charter school that provides educational and vocational training services to youth that are or were court-involved. The students come from all areas of Harris County, and Harris County does not always provide adequate transportation to address the needs of these students. The families of many of these youth also face transportation challenges which make it difficult to obtain their educational and vocational goals. The school has a capacity for eighty (80) youth, and currently there are fifty-three (53) enrolled. Over two-thirds of the youth rely on the transportation provided by The Opportunity Center, which includes 5 stops throug...
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