HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06232009 - C.104RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Human Resources, or designee, to execute
contracts with AppleOne Employment Services in an amount not to exceed $2 million,
Kelly Services in an amount not to exceed $1.5 million, Barrett Business Services, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $1 million, and Ultimate Staffing Services in an amount not to exceed
$1 million, for a combined total payment limit of $5,500,000, to continue to provide
temporary employment services to County agencies, departments or offices for the period of
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
These contracts are budgeted by each operating department. Use of Contract Temporary
Help has declined significantly in the past several months and it is expected to decline
further during the next two years. The combined total contract payment limit is a
recommendation and does not constitute a guarantee of payment.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/23/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:Approved with reccomendations.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Ted J. Cwiek, 5-1766
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 23, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Human Resources Department, Auditor-Controller's Office, County Administrator's Office
C.104
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Ted Cwiek, Human Resources Director
Date:June 23, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contracted Temporary Help Contracts
BACKGROUND:
The County has traditionally contracted with Temporary Help vendors to assist County
agencies, departments, or offices during peak loads, temporary absences, and emergency
situations. The contracts with our current Temporary Help vendors will expire on June
30, 2009. In anticipation of the expiration, the Human Resources Department issued a
Request for Proposal (RFP) to over 100 agencies. Twenty-three agencies responded to
the RFP and after a cursory review of the 23 agencies, 19 agencies were invited to
provide a brief presentation to an Evaluation Committee. The Evaluation Committee was
comprised of members from the Employment and Human Services Department, the
Health Services Department, the District Attorney’s Office, the Department of
Conservation and Development and the Clerk-Recorder’s Office. Criteria used to
evaluate the agencies focused on the firm’s ability to provide services to all areas of the
County, including outlying areas of East and West County, the process by which
applicants are recruited, screened and tested, history and success in providing this type of
service to other large agencies, and the fiscal impact to the County as a whole.
As governed by State law, temporary help obtained under these contracts may not be
used in place of permanent County employees and may not be utilized for more than 90
days for any single instance of peak workload, temporary absence, or emergency
situation.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve these contract agreements will negatively impact departments who
need to immediately backfill for permanent County employees who on an approved leave
of absence or when an emergency situation may arise. Contracted temporary help
agencies can provide temporary workers with less than a 24-hour notice.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
Speaker: Clarence Hunt, Objection to award of temporary employment contracts.
Speaker: Robert Matz, Contract awards compliance with law, county policies and
practical solution to problems with awards.
The Board approved C.104 with the recommendation to extend the contracts of
AppleOne Employment Services and Kelly Services and defer making a decision
regarding Ultimate Staffing and Barrett Business Services Inc., until the July 21,
2009 meeting to provide staff an opportunity to review their procedures in relation to the
Request for Proposal and the issues raised in the bid protest lodged with the Board.
ATTACHMENTS
Kelly Services Contract
AppleOne Contract
Barrett Contract
Ultimate Staffing Contract