REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Two Contracts for Citywide Temporary Personnel Placement Services (F17-094)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award two (2) two-year contracts for temporary personnel placement services. Staff recommends awarding contracts to West Valley Staffing Group, Inc. of Sunnyvale in an amount not-to-exceed $200,000 and AppleOne Employment Services of Torrance in the amount of $400,000. Approval is also requested to authorize the City Manager to increase the not-to-exceed amounts and to extend the contracts, if operationally necessary, for up to three additional years, with both actions subject to available budgeted funding.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provisions of Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, temporary personnel placement work is solicited through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, unless otherwise exempt from the competitive bidding process. Contracts resulting from RFPs are awarded based on best value to the City, rather than the lowest bid price as in the case of an Invitation for Bids (IFB). RFPs are utilized when the City is seeking a solution and cannot exactly specify what is needed.
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
For many years, the City has contracted with temporary personnel placement agencies to enhance and supplement its regular workforce. Temporary agency employees are generally used for short-term assignments, such as filling in for an employee who is on a leave of absence or while a vacancy exists pending the recruitment and selection process to fill the position on a regular basis, or for seasonal work or special p...
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