Denver proposes $5.27 million workforce-services contract with Eckerd
The one-year agreement would support job training and employment services at two city Workforce Centers and aims to serve more than 1,440 people.
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Denver is proposing a $5,266,409, one-year agreement with Eckerd Connects to operate two city Workforce Centers and provide job training, placement and related services from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The city’s contract request sets a goal of serving more than 1,440 people; that is a planned reach, not a verified enrollment count.
The work would combine federal programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for adults, dislocated workers and out-of-school youth with other federal grants, state workforce programs, local general funds and support from the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
Eckerd would operate the centers and provide workforce services in coordination with Denver workforce staff. The proposed services include tuition assistance, work-based learning and apprenticeships, job placement and retention support, and other assistance tailored to participants’ employment plans. The request also describes working with employers and industry partnerships to connect training with business needs. Intended participants include job seekers in the department’s priority neighborhoods and populations.
The request identifies employment after participants leave the program, median earnings, credential attainment and skills gains as performance measures. As of Oct. 22, the city calendar scheduled the resolution for Finance and Business Committee consideration on Oct. 27, after the proposed July 1 start date. The request does not establish whether the agreement had been approved or signed.