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VICTORIA
– The Ministry of Employment and
Income Assistance has posted a Request for Proposals (RFP) on the BC Bid
website for $950,000 in complementary, innovative or supplemental services as
part of its $20-million-a-year Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities
(EPPD).
This RFP, which closes on Jan. 15, 2008, is part of the
$2-million commitment by the ministry from June 2007 after awarding contracts
worth $18 million for core EPPD services. Through this RFP, the ministry is
seeking proposals for specialized services not covered by the full range of
core EPPD programming including but not limited to:
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services for persons
with a visual impairment,
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services for persons
with a confirmed learning disability, and
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services for Aboriginal
persons with disabilities living on reserves in both rural and urban
communities.
In
addition to this $950,000 RFP, and following Notices of Intent (NOIs) posted on
BC Bid, contracts totalling $500,000 for specialized services for persons with
hearing impairments, persons with recent spinal cord injuries, Aboriginal
persons with disabilities, and mobility impaired individuals in need of adapted
recreational activities, were awarded in December 2007 to five disability
service providers uniquely qualified to deliver these services.
Contracts
worth $100,000 each were awarded to:
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Western Institute for
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WIDHH)
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Island Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Centre (IDHHC)
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BC Paraplegic
Association (BCPA)
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BC Aboriginal Network on
Disability Society (BCANDS)
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ConnecTra Society
Working
in partnership with Community Living British Columbia, the ministry has also
allocated $550,000 for employment programming for persons with developmental
disabilities.
The
need for specialized services was identified during the development phase of
the core EPPD services. For over a year, the ministry consulted with service
providers, ministry staff and other stakeholders to solicit feedback on the
proposed structure for a revised Employment Program for People with
Disabilities.
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Communications Director 250 387-6489 |
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