From
Lisa Norris, Human Resources Director
Title
One year price agreement with Touch Them All Inc. dba First Check Applicant Screening to perform pre and post- employment background check services city-wide effective December 27, 2015 to December 26, 2016, in the amount of $15,883 with the option to execute four one-year renewal options, resulting in a total estimated 5-year contract value of $79,415; and authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement so long as the total contract value does not increase by more than $50,000 or 25% or the original contract value and that such funds are appropriated annually in the city’s budget
Presenter
Steve Cates, Human Resources Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Background checks are performed on candidates during the pre-employment and post-employment process to help make informed hiring decisions and to help mitigate the risk of workplace violence, employee theft, and negligent hiring lawsuits. These background checks are generally conducted by Consumer Reporting Agencies which are regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and by state and local laws. Our current vendor is First Check Applicant Screening that was effective 12/27/2010 and will have all renewal options exhausted as of 12/26/2015. As a result, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued to agencies on October 14, 2015 via Bid Sync as well as specific notification sent to a list of vendors that had requested notification. Nine (9) vendors submitted responses to the City by the deadline for analysis. Under the current proposal, we requested a one-year contract with four one-year renewal options for ease and efficiency in operations and consistency in service delivery.
Each proposer was ranked on three (3) primary factors through weighted percentages: 1) fees/renewals and guarantees, 2) bidder references and reputation, and 3) the extent to which the goods or services meet the municipality’s needs. Human Resources ev...
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