FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Laura Maravilla, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT:
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TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Approve Temporary Employment Services Contracts, Specification No. S-2023-1388BD, for the period beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 with two one-year renewal options, to the following:
Project Partners, Inc.
Howroyd-Wright Employment Agency, Inc.
CathyJon Enterprises, Inc. dba: HB Staffing
Advanced Resources, LLC
SoftHQ, Inc.
Astrix Software Technology, Inc.
Compu-Vision Consulting Inc.
22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Harvest Technical Services, Inc.
EMPLOI GROUP INC.
B. Approve the combined not to exceed amounts for all service contracts to meet the Board approved annual budget for Temporary Employment Services, which is $578,400 for FY 2023-24;
C. Approve an annual contingency of 10%; and
D. Authorize the General Manager to add or remove staffing firms from the available qualified pool, as needed, to meet work requirements identified by the Human Resources Department.
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BACKGROUND
Temporary workers are hired for a limited duration through third-party staffing firms when regular employees are not available to cover for employee absences due to illness, vacation, and leave of absence; or for unforeseen circumstances such as increased work demands due to regulatory changes. In addition, temporary workers are also used for approved special projects and budgeted capital improvement projects (CIP) that are non-engineering related.
The cost of a temporary worker includes the worker's hourly rate in addition to a "mark-up" rate, which is payment to the staffing firm to cover the benefits provided to the temporary worker and overhead costs. The key advantage associated with temporary staffing is flexibility since temporary workers are used for adjusting staffin...
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