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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Waving By Unanimous Consent The Formal Competitive Bidding Process, Ratifying And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue A Blanket Purchase Order Between Atrium Personnel Inc. D/B/A Transhire And The City Of Hollywood For Temporary Employment Services In Estimated Expenditure Of $315,000.00 In Fiscal Year 2013, An Estimated Expenditure Of $620,000.00 In Fiscal Year 2014 And A Not To Exceed Amount Of $200,000.00 In Fiscal Year 2015.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood occasionally requires the use of temporary employment services for various Blue Collar and White Collar services to maintain sufficient staffing level in order to meet operational needs.
Section 38.46 of the City's Purchasing Ordinance authorizes the Director of Procurement Services to join with other governmental entities in cooperative purchasing plans when it is in the best interest of the City.
The temporary employment services had been competitively bid by the Southeast Florida Governmental Purchasing Cooperative Purchasing Group in which the City of Hollywood is an active participant, with the City of Coral Springs, Florida acting as the lead agency, their Bid Number 08-D-001F.
The Cooperative Purchasing Group awarded the competitively bid contract to Atrium Personnel Inc. d/b/a Transhire in FY13 to provide various Blue Collar and White Collar temporary employment services.
The Hollywood Police Department identified additional temporary employment services beyond the initial scope of services awarded to Atrium Personnel Inc. d/b/a Transhire, such as Communications, Background Personnel, Crime Scene and Case Advocate.
Atrium Personnel Inc., d/b/a Transhire, offered to provide these additional temporary employment services based upon terms and conditions of the Cooperative Purchasing Group contract that was awarded in FY13.
The Hollywood Police Department negotiated contract pricing with Atrium Personnel Inc., d/b/a Transhire based on current base pay for the various employment services.
Purchasing Ordinance, Section 38.40 (C)(8) provides that Purchases of, and contracts for, supplies or contractual services, when the City Commission declares by unanimous vote that competitive bidding is not in the best interest of the City are exempt from the competitive bidding process. Contract which the City Manager is otherwise authorized to award he may waive competitive bidding and competitive proposals.
The City Commission hereby declares that competitive bidding would not be in the best interest of the City.
The Director of Human Resources, the Police Chief and the Director of Procurement Services recommend that the City Commission approve the ratification and the establishment of a Blanket Purchase Order with Atrium Personnel Services d/b/a Transhire.
Temporary staffing is funded from salary savings made available by vacant authorized positions, as needed, and is charged to Account Number 1310 (Salaries and Wages - Temporary) under the appropriate Programs within the Police Department.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Cathy Swanson-Rivenbark, City Manager
Frank G. Fernandez, Chief of Police
Tammie Hechler, Director of Human Resources
Matthew Lalla, Director of Financial Services
Joel Wasserman, Director of Procurement Services