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Agmt PR00007687 with BI Incorporated to provide Electronic Home Monitoring services for Community Corrections, 10/01/25-09/30/30, NTE $9,200,000
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BE IT RESOLVED, Agreement PR00007687 with BI Incorporated for Electronic Home Monitoring services, for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030 in the not to exceed amount of $9,200,000 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Agreement on behalf of the County; and the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed.
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Background:
This agreement is with BI, Incorporated to provide Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM) equipment and services for the Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR). Hennepin County's EHM program is a community-based alternative used by the courts in lieu of incarceration for both pre- and post- adjudicated or convicted clients. On average, approximately 750 adult and juvenile clients are on EHM in Hennepin County.
Under this agreement, the vendor will provide proximity monitoring equipment to ensure the location of residents and remote breathalyzer monitoring equipment, which measures blood alcohol content from breath samples, for those clients who are also under a no use condition by the court. The equipment is monitored by DOCCR's Client and Community Restoration Division in a central monitoring station, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Clients served by the EHM program are pre- and post-disposition from a variety of areas such as the Hennepin County Jail, Adult Correctional Facility, Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center, Court ordered on conditional release, Remote Electronic Alcohol Monitoring, or DOCCR probation referrals and clients from Treatment Courts. A court order is required to monitor juveniles.
DOCCR issued an RFP for EHM services in January 2025. After a comprehensive evaluation of the four proposals received, BI Incorporated is recommended for ...
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