Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Consent
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DABBAH HADDAD SULEIMAN, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, (CONTRACT NO. C-18-078) FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION DEFENSE ATTORNEY SERVICES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City is self-insured for its Workers' Compensation Program and contracts with a third-party administrator ("TPA") to administer the claims. The City contracts separately with a law firm to defend against litigated claims.
On May 1, 2018, City Council awarded a three-year contract ("2018 Agreement") to the law firm now known as Dabbah Haddad Suleiman, APC ("DHS") (Exhibit No. 1). The 2018 Agreement was for the period of May 2, 2018 through May 1, 2021, for a total contract sum of $360,000, with options of City to extend the contract term for up to two one-year extension periods thereafter. It was subsequently determined that the City and DHS had significantly underestimated the amount of litigation services that would be needed. Accordingly, on March 17, 2020, City Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the 2018 Agreement, adding $400,000 to the contract sum. On March 2, 2021, City Council approved Amendment No. 2 to the 2018 Agreement, correcting a discrepancy in the firm's name, exercising the City's first one-year option to extend the term (through May 1, 2022), and adding $200,000 to the contract sum for the extension period. On March 15, 2022, City Council approved Amendment No. 3 to the 2018 Agreement, exercising the second one-year extension and adding $200,000 for the second extension period.
Staff is now asking the City Council to approve Amendment No. 4 to the 2018 Agreement to (i) add $70,000 to the contract sum for the current term (scheduled to expire on May 2, 2023), (ii) extend the contract term for another three years, until May 2, 2026, with City options to extend the term for up to two one-year extension periods thereafter, a...
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