Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Jie Wu, Interim Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220392
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): ROADS Consulting Group LLC
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 0%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with ROADS Consulting Group LLC in the additional amount of $175,000 to update the Budget (Exhibit B), and update the Federal Award Identification Table (Exhibit E) for additional services for small business technical assistance and administer accelerator grants for the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for the extended period of June 7, 2026 - October 31, 2026 (220392), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
The ARPA Steering Committee allocated up to $9 million in ARPA federal funding for the Harris Hub program. Harris Hub focuses on funding community-based organizations with experience and expertise in providing hands-on, tailored technical assistance to small businesses with an emphasis on supporting businesses and entrepreneurs that face multiple barriers.
The DEEO seeks to fund two Technical Assistance providers, BakerRipley and Roads Consulting Group, to provide customized and business-specific support to small businesses, and one Grant Administrator, FORWARD, to disburse grants awards to elig...
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