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W A T E R E N E R G Y L I F E <br />r <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />. • Board Memorandum <br />PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JULY 23, 2018 <br />ITEM NO: 5 <br />SUBJECT: INCREASE PURCHASE ORDER NO. 180337 FOR PEAK TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. <br />FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE SERVICES TO $125,000 THROUGH JUNE 14, 2018 <br />ISSUE: <br />Approve a change order to Purchase Order No. 180337 for Peak Technical Services, Inc. for temporary <br />employee services to $125,000 through June 14, 2018. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities approve the change order to Purchase Order No. 180337 for Peak <br />Technical Services, Inc. for temporary employee services up to $125,000 through June 14, 2018. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Riverside Public Utilities Department (RPU) created an Operational Technology Division to <br />support development of Utility 2.0 initiatives to advance technology and automation throughout the utility. <br />To support the specialized technical nature of the work related to Utility 2.0 initiatives, RPU utilizes <br />consultant and temporary staffing to provide technical expertise not available through City resources. <br />In February 2017, through the Human Resources Department (HR), RPU hired a technical analyst as a <br />temporary employee utilizing a temporary staffing agency Master Services Agreement with Peak Technical <br />Services, Inc. (Peak). The technical analyst acts as extension -of -staff to support Pi system integration, <br />develop user-friendly interfaces, and to develop new databases to replace outdated Access and Excel <br />databases to update and automate business operations. With the full -implementation of the Pi system, <br />the plan was to utilize an existing vacancy to hire a full-time position to support the system. The hiring of <br />this position was delayed due to management transitions within RPU and rate plan approval delays. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Two major issues have occurred with the Master Services Agreement and Human Resources Temporary <br />Employment Policy which have caused this report to surface: <br />Master Services Agreement <br />Prior standard City practice for the use of temporary agency staffing services were done through a Master <br />Services Agreements with the vendor and payments issued through a request for payment form as <br />services were received. <br />Page 19 <br />