Agenda Item
iii. Approval to Contract with Canty Consulting Services from November 13, 2023 to November 12, 2024 (Not to exceed $250,000)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the District to contract with Canty Consulting Services for an amount not to exceed $250,000 from November 13, 2023 to November 12, 2024.
Why: This request is to approve the request to contract with Canty Consulting Services to provide administrative and compliance support to the DCSD for the implementation of the Davis Bacon Wage Rate requirements for approved construction projects funded with ESSER funds, to ensure that the district is in compliance with the Davis Bacon Wage Rate requirements. Canty Consulting Services is currently providing this service for previously approved construction projects funded with ESSER funds. Approval of this agreement would be a continuation of services for the remaining ESSER projects.
Details: The U.S. Department of Education is requiring all local school districts that receive ESSER funds and use those funds for facilities improvements and upgrades to implement the U.S. Department of Labor’s Federal Labor Standards Act, commonly referred to as the Davis Bacon Wage Rate Requirements outlined in 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 5.5. As a business consultant with 14+ years of experience in the nonprofit sector and 6+ years in the affordable housing industry, Ms. Canty, CEO of Canty Consulting Services, has the specialized skill set, knowledge and technical abilities necessary to support the District’s Facilities/Maintenance Department to ensure compliance with the required Federal Regulations for construction projects.
Financial impact: The account charge code from which the expense will be paid is (448.4000.530000.30521.7520.4190.8010.040.2022) for a total amount not-to-exceed $250,000.00.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. Richard Boyd, Director of Design & Construction, Division of Operations, 678.676.1483
Status: Approved by General Counsel (Hall Booth Smith)
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
The U.S. Department of Education is requiring all local school districts that
receive ESSER funds and use those funds for facilities improvements and
upgrades to implement the U.S. Department of Labor’s Federal Labor
Standards Act, commonly referred to as the Davis Bacon Wage Rate
Requirements outlined in 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 5.5.
This request is to approve the request to contract with Canty Consulting
Services to provide administrative and compliance support to the DCSD for
the implementation of the Davis Bacon Wage Rate requirements for approved
construction projects funded with ESSER funds, to ensure that the district is
in compliance with the Davis Bacon Wage Rate requirements.
Canty Consulting Services is currently providing this service for previously
approved construction projects funded with ESSER funds. Approval of this
agreement would be a continuation of services for the remaining ESSER
projects.