Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER AWARDING AND APPROVING CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH STAFFORD HR CONSULTING, ATKINSON ANDELSON LOYA RUUD ROMO, AND SHAW LAW GROUP FOR PROVISION OF ON-CALL EMPLOYEE RELATIONS INVESTIGATION SERVICES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City has utilized various third-party consultants for employee relations investigations and related matters in the past, including retaining an on-call panel of firms.
Staff recently issued a Request For Proposals (RFP #2023-038) and an internal panel evaluated the 15 proposals received in response. Staff now recommends that the City Council award contract service agreements to the two highest rated attorney firms, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, a Professional Law Corporation, and Shaw Law Group, PC, and the one highest rated non-attorney firm, Stafford HR Consulting, LLC.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. APPROVE the proposed Contract Services Agreement with Stafford HR Consulting, LLC for a not-to-exceed Contract Sum of $85,000 over an initial three-year contract term, with two optional one-year extension periods available to City thereafter, for the provision of on-call employee relations investigation services (Exhibit No. 1; Stafford Contract");
2. APPROVE the proposed Contract Services Agreement with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, a Professional Law Corporation, for a not-to-exceed Contract Sum of $85,000 over an initial three-year contract term, with two optional one-year extension periods available to City thereafter, for the provision of on-call employee relations investigation services (Exhibit No. 3; "AALRR Contract");
3. APPROVE the proposed Contract Services Agreement with Shaw Law Group, PC for a not-to-exceed Contract Sum of $85,000 over an initial three-year contract term, with two optional one-year extension periods available to City thereafter, for the provision of on-call employee relation...
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