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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Bright Horizons Family Solutions, LLC for the management of the Childcare and Learning Center operations for one base year for a total contract amount of $597,090.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2024 Operating Budget.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
? 1. Customer ? 2. Community
? 3. Workforce ? 4. Organizational Effectiveness
Strategic Objectives:
? 1.1 Safe & Reliable Service ?1.2 High Quality Customer Experience ? 1.3 Accessible System
? 2.1 Support Sustainable Regional Growth ? 2.2 Become a Carbon Neutral Agency
? 2.3 Responsive to Community and Customer Needs ? 2.4 Regional Leader in Transit Planning
? 3.1 Diversity of Staff ? 3.2 Employer of Choice ? 3.3 Expand Highly Skilled Workforce
? 4.1 Fiscally Responsible and Transparent ? 4.2 Culture of Safety ? 4.3 State of Good Repair
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: CapMetro provides support for the Childcare Center to support CapMetro families and the community that need access to quality childcare.
BUSINESS CASE: Maintaining the Center allows Capital Metro to fill a childcare void in the community while also benefiting CapMetro employees who are able to utilize the Center. Since the Center's inception in 2006, over 900 children have received high quality early childhood education at that Center. The proposed contract award is based on Bright Horizons' proposal to provide high quality education, maintain National Association for Young Children accreditation and commitment to keeping enrollment at 80 percent of capacity.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item was presented to the Finance, Audit and Administration Committee on March 18, 2024. No recommendation was made.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CapMetro opened the Ch...
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