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Board delays decision on $7.5 million workforce contract after protest
Summary
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors continued a contested award for a three‑year, $7.5 million Workforce Investment Board contract to the Oakland Private Industry Council after an appeal from rival bidder HR Management and questions about the RFP, auditor findings and whether the work could be split among vendors.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 17 did not approve a recommended three‑year service agreement (PC 9133) with the Oakland Private Industry Council and instead continued the item to a future meeting after a protest and appeal by a rival bidder.
At issue is a contract the board letter described as a three‑year procurement that would pass through an estimated $7,500,000 for training and related workforce services across multiple East Bay Workforce Investment Boards. HR Management, represented by Stephen Copeland and Clarence Hunt, told the board the contract should be split into two awards to increase contracting opportunities for small, local firms and to…
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