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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06262001 - C.87 TO:,A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS C $� � FROM: John Sweeten County AdministratorUontra `~� DATE: June 26 2001 St UU SUBJECT: APPROVE Contract with EORM, Inc. a ty *� un... . ....... SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Risk Manager to execute a Contract with EORM, Inc. to provide professional on-site environmental health and safety consulting support effective July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 in the amount of$170,000. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Costs for consulting services are funded through the Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Trust Fund. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION: EORM, Inc. is a consulting firm consisting of staff possessing specialized technical skills in such areas as indoor air quality, infectious disease control, industrial hygiene, as well as general and environmental compliance. It is requested that technical consulting in the form of two part-time EH&S specialists a total of 4-1/2 days a week, continue for the following reasons: ■ Distribution of compliance tools and training materials will be distributed through all-day training, and implementation assistance from departments will be called for. ■ Follow-up implementation assistance on injury and illness prevention programs continues to be requested. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE: )a� RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATIO F BOARD COMMITTEE �/APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES // ACTION OF BO )DIN QG . DOO( APPROVED AS RCOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN nn AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTESS OF THE BOARD UNANIMOUS (ABSENT �/ U l� I/L Q ) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED DAMy Documents\Board Doc's\BO-EORM contract.doc HN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Contact: Ron Harvey(335-1443) PERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Cc: Risk Management Auditor-Controller BY DEPUTY EORM,Inc. "A SUBJECT: APPROVE Contract with EORM, Inc. PAGE: 2 DATE: June 26, 2001 BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION (Continued) ■ Operational assessments are being requested by specific departments, which are technical and time-consuming. ■ We continue to respond to numerous requests for technical responses concerning indoor air quality and ergonomics issues. These issues require specific levels of expertise and use of expensive technical equipment. ■ Risk Management is continually receiving requests for loss control assistance covering a wide variety of topics. Response to these requests may require time-consuming research, or access to resources with the answers in addition to field follow-up. We receive assistance from EORM on all of this. ■ Outsourcing is less costly and more time-effective than obtaining assistance from individual agreements.