REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Amend an Existing Contract with Keenan & Associates for Workers' Compensation Claims Administration Services to Extend the Term by ix Months and Increase the Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount to $2,959,634.28 (F25-112)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to reinstate and amend an existing agreement for six additional months beyond the original authority awarded by Council with Keenan & Associates of Torrance, CA for professional support services in relation to Workers' Compensation Claims Administration, increasing the not-to-exceed contract amount by $243,028.28 for new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,959,634.28.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services exceeding $250,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City currently has 955 full-time and part-time budgeted positions, of which 907 are filled, as well as 392 casual employees. Full-time employees and eligible part-time employees are members of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and covered under the City's workers' compensation program. In addition to full-time, part-time, and casual staff, the City also has more than 900 volunteers over the course of the year, who are also covered under the City's workers' compensation program.
The City maintains a self-insured workers' compensation program with a self-insured retention of $500,000 and purchases excess workers' compensation coverage from
Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM)....
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