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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG2019-389 - Original - Robert Half International - Business Consulting for IT Projects - 08/14/2019 Agreement Routing Form KENT For Approvals,Signatures and Records Management W/SSHINGTON This form combines&replaces the Request for Mayor's Signature and Contract Cover Sheet forms. (Print on pink or cherry colored paper) Originator: Brian Rambonga Department. IT Date Sent. 08/12/2019 Date Required: 08/21/2019 �a � Authorized Director or Designee Date of 0 08/06/2019 a. to Sign: ❑ Council a Mayor Approval: Budget Various IT O&M/Capital Grant? Yes No Account Number. Type: N/A Vendor Robert Half International Inc. Category: Contract Name: c Vendor 33248 Sub-Category 0 Number: EProject Consultant Agreement S. Name: 0 c Project Business consultanting services - Information Technology projects +. Details: c 0 Agreement Basis for $2,499,226.49 Direct Ne otiation d 41 Amount: Selection of g L Contractor: a+ a l�l ( % Start Date: Termination Date: 12/31/2020 Notice required prior to Yes No Contract Number: C & ;Lo disclosure? Date Received by City Attorney. Comments: a 3 0 cc so l �h Vt L An 000 a Date Routed to the Mayor's Office: in Date ute to the City Clerk's Offic 41 91S� or n�ti� Date Sent to Originator: Visit Documents.KentWA.gov to obtain copies of all agreements adccW22373_6_19 8.K E N T W A$H I N G T O N DATE: August 6, 2019 TO: Kent City Council SUBJECT: Consultant Services Agreement with Robert Half International - Authorize MOTION: Authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents to enter into agreement with Robert Half International Inc., subject to final terms and conditions acceptable to the Information Technology Director and the City Attorney, for a total amount not to exceed $2,499,226.49. SUMMARY: Robert Half International Inc. (RHT) is a staffing and recruitment agency that specializes in placing information technology professionals in project and contract to hire positions. The City's Information Technology department will leverage contractor work through Robert Half International Inc. and is currently expected to cost no more than $2,499,226.49. through the end of 2020. Defined in this agreement is a "Job Arrangement Letter", that will confirm the details of assignment of RHT's assigned individual or contractor. The assigned individual's name, rate per hour and their functional role will be included within an associated job arrangement letter. Each contractor will be assigned to execute specific project or operational activity helping IT to better serve the technology needs of supported City departments. BUDGET IMPACT: Description Cost Impact 2019 Operating Budget $1,065 936.08 2020 Operating Budget $1 206,088.00 Sub-Total $2,272,024.08 Contingency from 2019 & 2020 Operating Budget $227,202.41 Total $2,499,226.49 SUPPORTS STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Innovative Government, Sustainable Services ATTACHMENTS: 1. Exhibit A - Consultant Agreement between City of Kent and Robert Half International Inc (PDF) Packet Pg.86 8.K 07/16/19 Operations Committee RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 8/6/2019 5:00 PM MOVER: Dennis Higgins, Councilmember SECONDER: Bill Boyce, Councilmember AYES: Les Thomas, Bill Boyce, Dennis Higgins Packet Pg. 87 KEN T CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT between the City of Kent and Robert Half International, Inc. THIS AGREEMENT is made between the City of Kent, a Washington municipal corporation (hereinafter the "City"), and Robert Half International Inc. dba Robert Half Technology, The Creative Group, and Enterprise Technology Services organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, located and doing business at 600 Union Street, Suite 4300, Seattle, WA 98101, (800) 793-5533 (hereinafter the "Consultant"). I. DESCRIPTION OF WORK. Consultant shall perform the following services for the City in accordance with the following described plans and/or specifications: Staffing and recruiting services in support of the City's technology and multimedia needs on an on-call, as needed basis as determined by the City and agreed upon by Consultant. The specifics of the services provided will be confirmed in a Job Arrangement Letter, in a form substantially similar to that attached and incorporated as Exhibit A, which will confirm details of the assignment of Consultant's Assigned Individual as further specified herein. The Job Arrangement Letter acknowledges that the assignment is under the terms of a signed agreement between the parties. Consultant represents and warrants that the services furnished under this Agreement will be performed in a good and workmanlike manner and consistent with generally accepted professional recruiting practices within the Puget Sound region in effect at the time those services are performed. Consultant further represents and warrants that its representatives assigned to perform services for the City shall be qualified, experienced, and technically trained in accordance with the skills and experience requested by the City. For any breach of this warranty, provided Consultant is notified of such breach within 90 days of the date the non-conforming services were performed, Consultant shall either, at the City's option, perform the services again, at no cost to City, or Consultant shall reimburse City the fees paid to Consultant for the unsatisfactory services, but in no event shall such reperformance or refund exceed 40 hours or the equivalent of 40 hours multiplied by the agreed hourly bill rate. Consultant represents and warrants that it has the resources, personnel, expertise and corporate infrastructure available to deliver and support the design, delivery, implementation and maintenance of each deliverable and meet any milestones and/or deadlines imposed by this Agreement, to the extent Consultant agrees to any milestones and/or deadlines in any statement of work or Job Arrangement Letter, as well as to perform the services described herein in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This provision is intended to provide assurance to the City that Contractor has the resources, infrastructure, capital, and talent pool available that is. capable of performing as this Agreement requires, and that Contractor will use its best efforts to locate personnel whose skillset—technical, professional, and interpersonal—meet the City's needs and desires. II. TIME OF COMPLETION. This Agreement will become effective on the last date signed below, and will continue through December 31, 2020 ("Initial Term"). The parties may agree to extend this Agreement for successive one (1) year terms, which extensions will be authorized through an Amendment to this Agreement ("Renewal Term"). Once effective, future work under this Agreement will begin upon the issuance of a Job Arrangement Letter issued by Consultant to City that details certain details of the current services required by the City, the selection of an Assigned Individual to perform those services, and the parties' CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 1 agreement on an hourly rate to be remitted to Consultant for the Assigned Individual's services. The term "Assigned Individual" is as defined in Section III below. III. COMPENSATION. A. The City shall pay the Consultant, based on time and materials, for services provided under this Agreement during its Initial Term and each Renewal Term exercised by the City and agreed upon by the Consultant. The Kent City Council has established an overall budget of $2,499,226.49 for all temporary staffing and placement of IT professionals provided by Consultant, and others retained by the City to provide similar work, through the year 2020, and City staff is not authorized to approve any work beyond that budgeted amount. The City will monitor fees charged in relation to that collective budgeted amount, and if services provided by Consultant and others will cause the City to exceed that budgeted amount, the City will either seek additional approval through a contract amendment authorized by the Mayor or Council as the Kent City Code may require, or to terminate Consultant's services as provided for in this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges and understands that it is not the City's exclusive provider of these services, but is instead one of several Consultants who have been retained to provide temporary staffing and placement services. The City maintains its unqualified right to obtain these services through other sources. This Agreement is for on-call and as-needed services, the need for which is determined in the City's sole judgment and discretion. Consultant shall have no obligation to continue performance once the "not to exceed" amount limitation has been attained. The City shall be responsible for all charges for services in the event the City fails to notify Consultant of termination of the assignment or fails to increase of the "not to exceed" amount. The Consultant's billing rate will be negotiated at the time an Assigned Individual is assigned to perform services for the City. The temporary worker Consultant assigns to perform work under this Agreement ("Assigned Individual") will submit either an electronic time record or a time sheet for City's verification and approval at the end of each week. Based upon that approved time record or time sheet, the Consultant will submit weekly payment invoices to the City for payment, which will reflect the previously agreed and negotiated billing rate. B. The City shall provide payment to Consultant within forty-five (45) days of its receipt of proper invoice from Consultant. If the City objects to all or any portion of an invoice due to billing or invoicing errors, it shall notify the Consultant and reserves the option to only pay that portion of the invoice not in dispute until any such dispute is settled by the parties. In that event, the parties will immediately make every effort to settle the disputed portion. IV. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The parties intend that an Independent Contractor- Employer Relationship will be created by this Agreement. By their execution of this Agreement, and in accordance with Ch. 51.08 RCW, the parties make the following representations: A. The Consultant has the ability to control and direct the performance and details of its work as a recruiting firm, the City being interested only in the results obtained under this Agreement. B. The Consultant maintains and pays for its own place of business from which Consultant's services under this Agreement will be performed. C. The Consultant has an established and independent business that is eligible for a business deduction for federal income tax purposes that existed before the City retained Consultant's services, or the Consultant is engaged in an independently CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 2 (Over$20,000) established trade, occupation, profession, or business of the same nature as that involved under this Agreement. D. The Consultant is responsible for filing as they become due all necessary tax documents with appropriate federal and state agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service and the state Department of Revenue. E. The Consultant has registered its business and established an account with the state Department of Revenue and other state agencies as may be required by Consultant's business and has obtained a Unified Business Identifier (UBI) number from the State of Washington if applicable to Consultant. F. The Consultant maintains a set of books dedicated to the expenses and earnings of its business. V. CITY PROPERTY. City and Consultant agree and understand that the work performed hereunder is "Work for Hire." If for any reason work does not constitute Work for Hire, Consultant hereby assigns all copyrights therein to the City effective as of the date(s) such materials had been created. Consultant agrees to sign and deliver any documentation that may be reasonably required by the City to effectuate the foregoing assignment. Consultant shall at all times protect City's property in Consultant's possession from injury or loss arising in connection with this Agreement. If provided access, to City's network, Consultant shall not intentionally or negligently cause loss of system files and data on City's servers due to acts of Consultant. Consultant shall treat as confidential all information related to remote access, including instructions, user IDs, and passwords. In no case shall Consultant knowingly or negligently allow a third party (i.e. not employed by Consultant) to remotely connect to City's network. VI. SECURITY. Given the nature of the services provided, Consultant must make every reasonable effort to protect City systems and data from improper access. In no case shall any employees. agents, representatives and/or subcontractors of Consultant, including the Assigned Individual, have access to City passwords, accounts, records or data files without prior written approval from the City. For security purposes, Assigned Individuals shall be subject to all lawful background investigations, including without limitation criminal background investigations, as may be reasonably required by the City and to the extent agreed upon by Consultant in a signed writing. At the direction of City, Consultant shall do all things necessary or appropriate to facilitate the background checks including but not limited to obtaining permissions or written waivers from the Assigned Individual, and/or contracting with a third party to perform the background checks per City's specifications. VII. PROJECT TEAM. A. Assignment of Assigned Individual to Project Team. Consultant understands that the Assigned Individual works as part of the City's project team, and as such, once assigned, the Assigned Individual is essential to the services offered pursuant to this Agreement. Therefore, the parties agree that: Consultant will not transfer or reassign such Assigned Individual without the express written agreement of City; and should such Assigned Individual no longer be employed by Consultant during the term of the assignment set forth in the Job Arrangement Letter for whatever reason, City shall have the right to request a specific replacement. In addition, the City reserves the right to request reassignment of any Assigned Individuals if the City, in good faith, believes such individual does not meet performance or qualification standards established by the City. B. Right of City To Reject Assigned Individual. City shall have the right to reject any Assigned Individual whose qualifications or performance in the City's good faith and reasonable judgment does not meet the standards established by City as necessary for the performance of the services or does not meet the City's established policies, standards, procedures, or guidelines, attached and incorporated as Exhibit C. Such notice shall be provided in writing to the designated location for receipt of notices. Upon receipt of notice, Consultant shall verify receipt of notice and shall meet with City to discuss the problem; CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 3 (Over$20,000) and is then responsible for replacing rejected Assigned Individuals, and should do so within ten (10) business days from the date of the meeting unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. VIII. TERMINATION. Either party may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, upon providing the other party thirty (30) days written notice at its address set forth on the signature block of this Agreement. After termination, the City may take possession of all records and data within the Consultant's possession pertaining to this project, which may be used by the City without restriction. If the City's use of Consultant's records or data is not related to this project, it shall be without liability or legal exposure to the Consultant. IX. DISCRIMINATION. In the hiring of employees for the performance of work under this Agreement or any subcontract, the Consultant, its subcontractors, or any person acting on behalf of the Consultant or subcontractor shall not, by reason of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, discriminate against any person who is qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates. Consultant shall execute the attached City of Kent Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Declaration, Comply with City Administrative Policy 1.2, and upon completion of the contract work, file the attached Compliance Statement. X. INDEMNIFICATION. Consultant shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers harmless from any and all claims, injuries, damages, losses or suits, including all legal costs and attorney fees, arising out of or in connection with the Consultant's negligent performance of this Agreement, except for that portion of the injuries and damages caused by the City's negligence. The City's inspection or acceptance of any of Consultant's work when completed shall not be grounds to avoid any of these covenants of indemnification. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this Agreement is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of the Consultant and the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents and volunteers, the Consultant's duty to defend, indemnify, and hold the City harmless, and Consultant's liability accruing from that obligation shall be only to the extent of the Consultant's negligence. IT IS FURTHER SPECIFICALLY AND EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDEMNIFICATION PROVIDED HEREIN CONSTITUTES THE CONSULTANT'S WAIVER OF IMMUNITY UNDER INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE, TITLE 51 RCW, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS INDEMNIFICATION. THE PARTIES FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE MUTUALLY NEGOTIATED THIS WAIVER. In the event Consultant refuses tender of defense in any suit or any claim, if that tender was made pursuant to this indemnification clause, and if that refusal is subsequently determined by a court having jurisdiction (or other agreed tribunal) to have been a wrongful refusal on the Consultant's part, then Consultant shall pay all the City's costs for defense, including all reasonable expert witness fees and reasonable attorneys' fees, plus the City's legal costs and fees incurred because there was a wrongful refusal on the Consultant's part. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. XI. INSURANCE. The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement, insurance of the types and in the amounts described in Exhibit B attached and incorporated by this reference. XII. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. The City will provide its best efforts to provide reasonable accuracy of any information supplied by it to Consultant for the purpose of completion of the work under this Agreement. CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 4 (Over$20,000) XIII. OWNERSHIP AND USE OF RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. Original documents, drawings, designs, reports, or any other records developed or created by the Assigned Individual under this Agreement shall belong to and become the property of the City. All records submitted by the City to the Consultant will be safeguarded by the Consultant. Consultant shall make such data, documents, and files available to the City upon the City's request. The Consultant acknowledges that the City is a public agency subject to the Public Records Act codified in Chapter 42.56 of the Revised Code of Washington. As such, the Consultant agrees to cooperate fully with the City in satisfying the City's duties and obligations under the Public Records Act. The City's use or reuse of any of the documents, data, and files created by Consultant for this project by anyone other than Consultant on any other project shall be without liability or legal exposure to Consultant. XIV. CITY'S RIGHT OF INSPECTION. Even though Consultant is an independent contractor with the authority to control and direct the performance and details of Consultant's work as a recruiting firm authorized under this Agreement, the Assigned Individual's work must meet the approval of the City and shall be subject to the City's general right of inspection to secure satisfactory completion. City shall provide the Assigned Individual providing services to City with day-to-day oversight and direction. XV. WORK PERFORMED AT CONSULTANT'S RISK AND JOB LIMITATIONS. The City agrees that it will provide safe working conditions. Consultant shall take all necessary precautions and shall be responsible for the safety of its employees, agents, and subcontractors in the performance of the contract work and shall utilize all protection necessary for that purpose. All work shall be done at Consultant's own risk, and Consultant shall be responsible for any loss of or damage to materials, tools, or other articles used or held for use in connection with the work. The City agrees that it will not permit or require Consultant's Assigned Individual: (i) to perform services outside of the scope of his or her assignment; (ii) to sign contracts or statements; (iii) to make any final decisions regarding system design, software development or the acquisition of hardware or software; (iv) to make any management decisions; (v) to sign, endorse, wire, transport or otherwise convey cash, securities, checks or any negotiable instruments or valuables; (vi) to perform services remotely (e.g., on premises other than the City's or the City's customer's premises), or to use computers, or other electronic devices, software or network equipment owned or licensed by the Assigned Individual; or (vii) to operate machinery (other than office machines) or automotive equipment. XVI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. A. Recyclable Materials. Pursuant to Chapter 3.80 of the Kent City Code, the City requires its contractors and consultants to use recycled and recyclable products whenever practicable. A price preference may be available for any designated recycled product. B. Non-Waiver of Breach. The failure of the City to insist upon strict performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, or to exercise any option conferred by this Agreement in one or more instances shall not be construed to be a waiver or relinquishment of those covenants, agreements or options, and the same shall be and remain in full force and effect. C. Resolution of Disputes and Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. If the parties are unable to settle any dispute, difference or claim arising from the parties' performance of this Agreement, the exclusive means of resolving that dispute, difference or claim, shall only be by filing suit exclusively under the venue, rules and jurisdiction of the King County Superior Court, King County, Washington, unless the parties agree in writing to an alternative dispute resolution process. In any claim or lawsuit for damages arising from the parties' performance of this Agreement, each party shall pay all its legal costs and attorney's fees incurred in defending or bringing such claim or lawsuit, including all appeals, in addition to any other recovery or award provided by law; provided, however, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the City's right to indemnification under Section X of this Agreement. CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 5 (Over$20,000) D. Written Notice. All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to the parties at the addresses listed on the signature page of the Agreement with a copy to Robert Half International Inc., Attn: Client Contracts Dept., 2613 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, CA 94583, unless notified to the contrary. Any written notice hereunder shall become effective three (3) business days after the date of mailing by registered or certified mail, and shall be deemed sufficiently given if sent to the addressee at the address stated in this Agreement or such other address as may be hereafter specified in writing. E. Assignment. Any assignment of this Agreement by either party without the written consent of the non-assigning party shall be void. If the non-assigning party gives its consent to any assignment, the terms of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and no further assignment shall be made without additional written consent. F. Modification. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the City and Consultant. G. Entire Agreement. The written provisions and terms of this Agreement, together with any Exhibits attached hereto, shall supersede all prior verbal statements of any officer or other representative of the City, and such statements shall not be effective or be construed as entering into or forming a part of or altering in any manner this Agreement. All of the above documents are hereby made a part of this Agreement. However, should any language in any of the Exhibits to this Agreement conflict with any language contained in this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. H. Compliance with Laws. The Consultant agrees to comply with all federal, state, and municipal laws, rules, and regulations that are now effective or in the future become applicable to Consultant's business, equipment, and personnel engaged in operations covered by this Agreement or accruing out of the performance of those operations. I. Public Records Act. The Consultant acknowledges that the City is a public agency subject to the Public Records Act codified in Chapter 42.56 of the Revised Code of Washington and documents, notes, emails, and other records prepared or gathered by the Consultant in its performance of this Agreement may be subject to public review and disclosure, even if those records are not produced to or possessed by the City of Kent. As such, the Consultant agrees to cooperate fully with the City in satisfying the City's duties and obligations under the Public Records Act. J. City Business License Required. Prior to commencing the tasks described in Section I, Contractor agrees to provide proof of a current city of Kent business license pursuant to Chapter 5.01 of the Kent City Code. K. Counterparts and Signatures by Fax or Email. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, and all of which will together constitute this one Agreement. Further, upon executing this Agreement, either party may deliver the signature page to the other by fax or email and that signature shall have the same force and effect as if the Agreement bearing the original signature was received in person. L. Scope of Agreement. This Agreement is only applicable to, and the only Robert Half International Inc. divisions and branch obligated under this Agreement is the Robert Half Technology, The Creative Group, and Enterprise Technology Services divisions of the Seattle, WA branch. M. Additional Terms. If City requires Consultant to perform background checks or other placement screenings of Consultant's Assigned Individuals, City agrees to notify Consultant prior to the start of services under this Agreement. Consultant will conduct such checks or screenings only if they are described in a signed, written amendment to this Agreement. If City requests a copy of the results of any checks conducted on Consultant's Assigned Individuals, City agrees to keep such results strictly confidential and to use such results in accordance with applicable laws and solely for employment purposes. City agrees to hold in confidence the identity of any Consultant Assigned Individual and the CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 6 (Over$20,000) Assigned Individual's resume, social security number, and other legally protected personal information, and City agrees to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect such information from unauthorized access, use, modification or disclosure, unless disclosure is required by law. In the event City wishes to convert any of Consultant's Assigned Individuals, City agrees to pay a conversion fee in accordance with this Section. The conversion fee will be based on the schedule below using a percentage of the Assigned Individual's aggregate annual compensation, including bonuses. The conversion fee is payable if City hires the Assigned Individual, regardless of the job classification, on either a full-time, temporary (including temporary assignments through another agency) or consulting basis within 12 months after the last day of the assignment. The same calculation will be used if City converts Consultant's Assigned Individual on a part-time basis using the full-time equivalent salary; however, the conversion fee will not be less than $1,000. The following schedule applies to the conversion fee the City will pay for any conversion of any Assigned Individual who fulfills a software or application role for Contractor, which include the roles of Project Manager; Business Analyst; Database Administrator; Web, Application, and Database Developers; Network Engineers and Architects; and Development and Operations s. The conversion fee is a percentage of the Assigned Individual's annual salary that is based upon the total number of hours the Assigned Individual worked for the City over the term of this Agreement: 173+ working hours -25% of annual salary • 346+ working hours - 22% of annual salary • 519+working hours - 19% of annual salary • 692+ working hours - 16% of annual salary • 865+ working hours - 13% of annual salary • 1,038+ working hours - 10% of annual salary • 1,211+ working hours - 7% of the annual salary The following schedule applies to the conversion fee the City will pay for any conversion of any Assigned Individual who fulfills an infrastructure or operations role for Contractor, which includes the roles of Help Desk Support, Desktop Support, Systems Administrator, and PC Technician. • 173+ working hours - 23% of annual salary • 346+ working hours - 20% of annual salary • 519+ working hours - 17% of annual salary • 692+ working hours - 14% of annual salary • 865+ working hours - 11% of annual salary • 1,038+ working hours - 8% of annual salary • 1,211+ working hours - 5% of the annual salary The conversion fee for an Assigned Individual who is designated as providing a Salaried Professional Service is at a cost of 50% of the annual salary, whether that employee is hired within or outside the 12 month period provided for within this Section XVI(M). IN WITNESS, the parties below execute this Agreement, which shall become effective on the last date entered below. All acts consistent with the authority of this Agreement and prior to its effective date are ratified and affirmed, and the terms of the Agreement shall be deemed to have applied. CONSULTANT: CITY OF KENT: Robert Half Internatio, all Inc. EOE By: p (signature) By. i `� Print Name: Dana Ralph �(s gnature� � Print Name: Megan Slabinski Its Mayor Its District President CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 7 (Over$20,000) 1 `7 DATE: DATE. ATTEST• Kent tity Clerk t1C AS TO FORM: partment NOTICES TO BE SENT TO: O BE SENT TO: CONSULTANT: CITY OF KENT: ITA@kentwa.gov Robert Half Technology City of Kent Attn: District Director 220 Fourth Avenue South 600 Union Street, Suite 4300 Kent, WA 98032 Seattle, WA 98101 (253) 856-4600 (telephone) (206) 749-9260 (telephone) (253) 856-4700 (facsimile) (206) 749-9243 (facsimile) CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT - 8 (Over$20,000) DECLARATION CITY OF KENT EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY The City of Kent is committed to conform to Federal and State laws regarding equal opportunity. As such all contractors, subcontractors and suppliers who perform work with relation to this Agreement shall comply with the regulations of the City's equal employment opportunity policies. The following questions specifically identify the requirements the City deems necessary for any contractor, subcontractor or supplier on this specific Agreement to adhere to. An affirmative response is required on all of the following questions for this Agreement to be valid and binding. If any contractor, subcontractor or supplier willfully misrepresents themselves with regard to the directives outlines, it will be considered a breach of contract and it will be at the City's sole determination regarding suspension or termination for all or part of the Agreement; The questions are as follows: 1. I have read the attached City of Kent administrative policy number 1.2. 2. During the time of this Agreement I will not discriminate in employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, age, or the presence of all sensory, mental or physical disability. 3. During the time of this Agreement the prime contractor will provide a written statement to all new employees and subcontractors indicating commitment as an equal opportunity employer. 4. During the time of the Agreement I, the prime contractor, will actively consider hiring and promotion of women and minorities. 5. Before acceptance of this Agreement, an adherence statement will be signed by me, the Prime Contractor, that the Prime Contractor complied with the requirements as set forth above. By si;g/,ir g<<below, 1/'agreepD f f ill the five requirements referenced above. BY: For: Title: t ' Date: t--e EEO COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS - 1 CITY OF KENT ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY NUMBER: 1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998 SUBJECT: MINORITY AND WOMEN SUPERSEDES: April 1, 1996 CONTRACTORS APPROVED BY Jim White, Mayor POLICY: Equal employment opportunity requirements for the City of Kent will conform to federal and state laws. All contractors, subcontractors, consultants and suppliers of the City must guarantee equal employment opportunity within their organization and, if holding Agreements with the City amounting to $10,000 or more within any given year, must take the following affirmative steps: 1. Provide a written statement to all new employees and subcontractors assigned by Consultant to perform services to City under the Agreement indicating commitment as an equal opportunity employer. 2. Actively consider for promotion and advancement available minorities and women. Any contractor, subcontractor, consultant or supplier who willfully disregards the City's nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements shall be considered in breach of contract and subject to suspension or termination for all or part of the Agreement. Contract Compliance Officers will be appointed by the Directors of Planning, Parks, and Public Works Departments to assume the following duties for their respective departments. 1. Ensuring that contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and suppliers subject to these regulations are familiar with the regulations and the City's equal employment opportunity policy. 2. Monitoring to assure adherence to federal, state and local laws, policies and guidelines. EEO COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS - 2 (Over$20,000) CITY OF KENT EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This form shall be filled out AFTER COMPLETION of this project by the Contractor awarded the Agreement. I, the undersigned, a duly represented agent of Company, hereby acknowledge and declare that the before-mentioned company was the prime contractor for the Agreement known as that was entered into on the (date), between the firm I represent and the City of Kent. I declare that I complied fully with all of the requirements and obligations as outlined in Section IX of the Agreement and the City of Kent Administrative Policy 1.2 and the Declaration City of Kent Equal Employment Opportunity Policy that was part of the before-mentioned Agreement. By: For: Title: Date: EEO COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS - 3 (Over$20,000) EXHIBIT A Date CONTACT NAME COMPANY NAME Job Order Number: Job Order # STREET ADDRESS 1 STREET ADDRESS 2 OR CITY ST ZIP CITY, ST ZIP OR SPACE IF N6T REQUIRED Dear Contact First Name, Thank you for selecting Robert Half Technology [OR OTHER APPLICABLE DIVISION] to meet your staffing needs. Candidate Name is scheduled to start with Company Name as a Functional Role on As agreed, we will invoice your firm at the rate of $ per hour. If applicable, overtime will be billed at 1.50 times such rate. FFe ral law defines overtime as hours in excess of 40 hours per week, state laws may vary. Applicable sales and service taxes shall be added to all invoices. Our professional will submit either a time sheet or an electronic time record for verification and approval at the end of each week. Your approval thereby will indicate your acceptance of the terms herein. Our accounting and operational procedures require you receive this document. This standard document will be sent with each Job Order you place with Robert Half Technology. We acknowledge that Robert Half Technology and Company Name have a signed agreement. The terms of the signed agreement, along with the terms of this letter, shall govern the services provided by such employee or consultant at Company Name. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or we can be of additional service. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Robert Half Technology Street Address 1 Street Address 2 or City, St Zip City ST Zip or Space if not Required (8 y6) 793-5533 ©Robert Half International Inc.,2009.All rights reserved. An Equal Opportunity Employer(04/09) EXHIBIT A JOB ARRANGEMENT LETTER - 1 EXHIBIT B INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENTS Insurance The Consultant shall procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement, insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by the Consultant, their agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. A. Minimum Scope of Insurance Consultant shall obtain insurance of the types described below: 1. Automobile Liability insurance covering all owned, non-owned, hired and leased vehicles. Coverage shall be written on Insurance Services Office (ISO) form CA 00 01 or a substitute form providing equivalent liability coverage. If necessary, the policy shall be endorsed to provide contractual liability coverage. Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written on ISO occurrence form CG 00 01. The City shall be named as an Additional Insured under the Consultant's Commercial General Liability insurance policy with respect to the work performed for the City using ISO additional insured endorsement CG 20 10 11 85 or a substitute endorsement providing equivalent coverage. 2. Workers' Compensation coverage as required by the Industrial Insurance laws of the State of Washington. B. Minimum Amounts of Insurance Consultant shall maintain the following insurance limits: 1. Automobile Liability insurance with a minimum combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $1,000,000 per accident. 2. Commercial General Liability insurance shall be written with limits no less than $1,000,000 each occurrence, $2,000,000 general aggregate. C. Other Insurance Provisions The insurance policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions for Automobile Liability and Commercial General Liability insurance: 1. The Consultant's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respect the City. Any Insurance, self-insurance, or insurance pool coverage maintained by the City shall be excess of the Consultant's insurance and shall not contribute with it. EXHIBIT B INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS - 1 2. The Consultant agrees to provide at least 30 days' notice to the City in the event Consultant's insurance coverage is being cancelled or substantially modified (e.g. a new carrier). 3. The City of Kent shall be named as an additional insured on all policies (except Professional Liability) as respects work performed by or on behalf of the Consultant and a copy of the endorsement naming the City as additional insured shall be attached to the Certificate of Insurance. The City reserves the right to receive a certificate of all required insurance. The Consultant's Commercial General Liability insurance shall also contain a clause stating that coverage shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought, except with respects to the limits of the insurer's liability. D. Acceptability of Insurers Insurance is to be placed with insurers with a current A.M. Best rating of not less than A:VII. E. Verification of Coverage Consultant shall furnish the City with original certificates and a copy of the amendatory endorsements, including but not necessarily limited to the additional insured endorsement, evidencing the insurance requirements of the Consultant before commencement of the work. F. Subcontractors Consultant shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the same insurance requirements as stated herein for the Consultant. EXHIBIT B INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS - 2 '�pKENT Exhibit C Number: ITP 3-01 Effective Date: Subject: Information Technology Supersedes: Previous IT Personnel Policy Personnel Policies Approved: 1. Purpose This document describes personnel policies that are specific to IT staff members.City of Kent HR personnel policies are predominant on details that are not addressed on this policy. 2. Scope This policy applies to all IT staff members for whom there are specific department rules not specified in the City of Kent HR Personnel Policy manual. 2.1. Collective Bargaining Agreements Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements or Civil Service Rules will be subject to the specific terms of those agreements and rules. In the event a collective bargaining agreement or the Civil Service Rules do not contain language regarding personnel policies as specified in this document,then those employees will be governed by this policy. 2.2.Authority This policy is written by the Information Technology(IT) Department, under the authority of the IT Director and in compliance with the City's employment policies,and it supersedes all previous versions of the IT Personnel Policy.The City of Kent Employee policies shall govern all questions concerning the construction,validity and interpretation of this policy.Any exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the City IT Director. 2.3. References City of Kent Personnel Policies New IT Employee Cheat Sheet 3. Policy 3.1. Daily Operations 3.1.1. Core Hours Unless covered by collective bargaining agreements,vendor contracts,or otherwise authorized by the IT Director, manager and/or supervisor and documented within a EXHIBIT C IT DEPARTMENT POLICY, STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES - 1 personnel file, all IT department personnel must adhere to core working hours,which are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. If an employee anticipates being more than 15 minutes late for work or absent due to sickness they must notify their manager or supervisor using a previously agreed upon method (text message, call, email). 3.1.2. Flexible Working Hours IT Department employees may request alternative work schedules pursuant to the City's Personnel Policy 2.16,Alternative Work Schedule. Eligibility is determined by the employee's direct supervisor, IT management,or Human Resources Director based on the department's needs and its ability to accommodate the alternative schedule. 3.1.3. Telecommuting A temporary telecommuting schedule accommodation can be put into place with the approval of the IT Director, manager and/or supervisor.Additional time reporting requirements may be instituted to ensure proper accountability. 3.1.4. Overtime Any request for overtime hours/work needs to first be approved by an employee's manager or supervisor. Approval must be sought by the employee and provided by the supervisor or manager in writing(email,captured text message,etc.) prior to the overtime work being performed. Managers,supervisors and employees are expected to keep copies of the "in-writing" approvals of overtime for audit,timekeeping,time-entry, and historical purposes. 3.1.5. Vacation Requests Requests for vacation time need to be approved in advance by an employee's manager or supervisor. Approval must be sought by the employee and provided by the supervisor or manager in the JDE system prior to the vacation being taken. Managers and supervisors are responsible for maintaining adequate levels of service and therefore reserve the right to decline vacation requests if needed. 3.1.6. Holiday Observance Unless otherwise authorized by the IT Manager and/or Director, in the event of an emergency, all departmental staff and contractors are required to observe all City established holidays and closed office notices. 3.2.Supplies and Assets Employees shall be provided with the tools required to perform their job duties as specified on their job description,as well as additional tools at the discretion of the IT Director, manager, or supervisor. EXHIBIT C IT DEPARTMENT POLICY, STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES - 2 4. Standards 4.1. Performance The IT Department focuses on delivering services to the City.To provide a reliable, high- quality level of service, IT employees may occasionally be assigned with activities beyond those explicitly stated in job descriptions, contracts,or statements of work. Such activities are defined and delegated at the discretion and interpretation of the IT Director,manager, or supervisor. 4.2. Calendar Usage All IT employees must grant read-only access to their Outlook calendars to all IT divisions. This allows other users to optimally plan out their meetings, improves communication and efficiency, and saves time by eliminating the time spent going back-and-forth with them trying to pick the perfect date and time. Any appointments that contain sensitive or personal information can be marked as"private" by the user. 5. Revision History 11/29/2018 1.0 - Initial creation 1/28/2019 1.1 1.0 Added Collective Bargaining Agreements paragraph 5/16/2019 1.2 1.1 Approved by IT Management Team __..:__.. ..... _ . ___. __.__. _..--- __ _ :_. ......._.........._ ....... ........: 6. Inquiries Direct inquiries about this policy to: Information Technology Department City of Kent 220 Fourth Ave S Kent,WA 98032 Voice: 253-856-4601 E-mail:ServiceDesk@kentwa.gov http://servicedesk/ EXHIBIT C IT DEPARTMENT POLICY, STANDARDS, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES - 3 DATE(MM/DD/YYYY) ACORN CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE `...�� 7/11/2019 THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER(S), AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OR PRODUCER,AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. IMPORTANT: If the certificate holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED,the policy(ies) must have ADDITIONAL INSURED provisions or be endorsed. If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy, certain policies may require an endorsement. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the certificate holder in lieu of such endorsement(s). PRODUCER CONTACT NAME; Robert Half Certificates Arthur J. Gallagher&Co. PHONE _ Fax - Insurance Brokers of CA, Inc. License#0726293 (AC. Ac No Ext•818-539-1463 (A/C,No):818-539-1801 505 N. Brand Boulevard, Suite 600 ADDRESS: roberthalf certificates@ajg.com Glendale CA 91203 INSURERS AFFORDING COVERAGE NAIC# INSURERA:Federal Insurance Company 20281 INSURED ROBEHAL-03 INSURERB:XL Insurance America,Inc. 24554 Robert Half International Inc 2613 Camino Ramon INSURERC: San Ramon, CA 94583 INSURERD: INSURER E: INSURER F: COVERAGES CERTIFICATE NUMBER:2067472575 REVISION NUMBER: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE POLICIES OF INSURANCE LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE INSURED NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE POLICIES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH POLICIES.LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS. INSR TYPE OF INSURANCE ADDL SUBR POLICY EFF POLICY EXP LIMITS LTR D WVD POLICYNUMBER W MM/DD/YYYY MMIDDIYY A X COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY Y 3579-66-87 6/1/2019 6/1/2020 EACH OCCURRENCE $2,000,000 DAMAGE TO RENTED CLAIMS-MADE PC] OCCUR PREMISES Ea occurrence $2,000,000 X Stop Gap Em.Liab MED EXP(Any one person) $10,000 X in OH,WA,WY,ND PERSONAL&ADV INJURY $2,000,000 GEN'L AGGREGATE LIMIT APPLIES PER: GENERAL AGGREGATE $2,000,000 _ POLICY PRO LOC PRODUCTS-COMP/OP AGG $2,000,000 X JECT OTHER: Employer Liabilit $1,000,000 A AUTO MOBILELIABILITY Y 7323-32-17 6/1/2019 6/1/2020 COMBINED SINGLELIMIT $1,000,000 Ea accident X ANY AUTO BODILY INJURY(Per person) $ OWNED SCHEDULED BODILY INJURY(Per accident) $ AUTOS ONLY AUTOS HIRED NON-OWNED PROPERTY DAMAGE $ AUTOS ONLY AUTOS ONLY Per accident Com/Coll.Ded: $1,000/$1,000 A X UMBRELLA LIAB X OCCUR 7921-71-07 6/1/2019 6/1/2020 EACH OCCURRENCE $5,000,000 EXCESS LIAB CLAIMS-MADE AGGREGATE $5,000,000 DED I X RETENTION$n $ B WORKERS COMPENSATION See Attached Supplemental 6/1/2019 6/1/2020 X PER OTH- AND EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY Y/N STATUTE ER ANYPROPRIETOR/PARTNER/EXECUTIVE E.L.EACH ACCIDENT $1,000,000 OFFICER/MEMBER EXCLUE MN N I A (Mandatory in NH) E.L.DISEASE-EA EMPLOYEE $1,000,000 If yes,describe under -- DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS below E.L.DISEASE-POLICY LIMIT $1,000,000 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATIONS I LOCATIONS/VEHICLES(ACORD 101,Additional Remarks Schedule,may be attached if more space is required) The City of Kent are deemed Additional Insured on the above referenced General Liability and Auto Liability on a primary and non-contributory basis as required by written contract for liability arising out of Named Insureds'acts or omissions.Please refer to attached Chubb General Liability form 80-02-2367 for scope of Additional Insured status.Should the General Liability policy be cancelled before the expiration date thereof,the issuing company will mail thirty(30)days written notice to the Certificate Holder. CERTIFICATE HOLDER CANCELLATION SHOULD ANY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICIES BE CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE WILL BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS. City of Kent 220 4th Ave S., 4th Floor AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Kent WA 98032 ©1988-2015 ACORD CORPORATION. All rights reserved. ACORD 25(2016/03) The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORD 2019-2020 RHI Workers Compensation Policy Numbers Policy# States Policy Entity Eff.Date Exp. Date Issuing Company Robert Half International Inc.and Protiviti Inc. AOS:AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,CT, DC, DE,FL,GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS,KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, INC,ND,NE,NH,NJ, NM, NV, NY,OK,OR,PA,RI,SC, RWD3001140-03 SD,TN,TX, UT,VA,VT,WV,WY RHI/Protiviti 6/1/2019 6/1/2020 XL Insurance America, Inc. RWR3001141-03 I WI I RHI/Protiviti 1 6/1/2019 1 6/1/2020 1 XL Insurance America, Inc. Protiviti Government Services, Inc. AOS:AZ,CA, DC,MD,OK,TX,VA RWR3001142-03 Prot.Govt.Svs. 6/1/2019 6/1/2020 XL Insurance America, Inc. COMMERCIAL AUTOMOBILE — BLANKET ADDITIONAL INSURED— POLICY EXCERPT Insured Robert Half International, Inc Policy Number 7323-32-17 Policy Effective June 1, 2019— June 1, 2020; 12:01 am Standard Time Form Number 16-02-0292 (rev. 11-16) BUSINESS AUTO COVERAGE FORM This endorsement modifies the Business Auto Coverage Form. 2. BROAD FORM INSURED D. Persons And Organizations As Insureds Under A Written Insured Contract Paragraph A.1 —WHO IS AN INSURED—of SECTION II —LIABILITY COVERAGE is amended to add the following: f. Any person or organization with respect to the operation, maintenance or use of a covered "auto", provided that you and such person or organization have agreed under an express provision in a written "insured contract", written agreement or a written permit issued to you by a governmental or public authority to add such person or organization to this policy as an "insured". However, such person or organization is an "insured"only: (1)with respect to the operation, maintenance or use of a covered "auto"; and (2) for"bodily injury" or"property damage" caused by an "accident"which takes place after: (a) You executed the "insured contract" or written agreement; or (b) The permit has been issued to you. Liability Insurance Endorsement Policy Period JUNE 1,2019 TO JUNE 1,2020 Effective Date JUNE 1,2019 Policy Number 3579-66-87 SFO Insured ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL,INC Name of Company FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY Date Issued JUNE 1,2019 This Endorsement applies to the following forms: GENERAL LIABILITY Under Who Is An Insured,the following provision is added. Who Is An Insured Additional Insured- Persons or organizations shown in the Schedule are insureds;but they are insureds only if you are Scheduled Person obligated pursuant to a contract or agreement to provide them with such insurance as is afforded by Or Organization this policy. However,the person or organization is an insured only: • if and then only to the extent the person or organization is described in the Schedule; • to the extent such contract or agreement requires the person or organization to be afforded status as an insured; • for activities that did not occur,in whole or in part,before the execution of the contract or agreement;and • with respect to damages,loss,cost or expense for injury or damage to which this insurance applies. No person or organization is an insured under this provision: • that is more specifically identified under any other provision of the Who Is An Insured section(regardless of any limitation applicable thereto). • with respect to any assumption of liability(of another person or organization)by them in a contract or agreement.This limitation does not apply to the liability for damages,loss,cost or expense for injury or damage,to which this insurance applies,that the person or organization would have in the absence of such contract or agreement. Liability Insurance continued Form 80-02-2367(Rev.5-07) Endorsement Page 1 Liability Endorsement (continued) Under Conditions,the following provision is added to the condition titled Other Insurance. Conditions Other Insurance— If you are obligated,pursuant to a contract or agreement,to provide the person or organization Primary, Noncontributory shown in the Schedule with primary insurance such as is afforded by this policy,then in such case Insurance— Scheduled this insurance is primary and we will not seek contribution from insurance available to such person Person Or Organization or organization. Schedule PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU ARE OBLIGATED,PURSUANT TO WRITTEN CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND SUCH PERSON OR ORGANIZATION,TO PROVIDE WITH SUCH INSURANCE AS IS AFFORDED BY THIS POLICY;BUT THEY ARE INSUREDS ONLY IF AND TO THE MINIMUM EXTENT THAT SUCH CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT REQUIRES THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION TO BE AFFORDED STATUS AS AN INSURED. HOWEVER,NO PERSON OR ORGANIZATION IS AN INSURED UNDER THIS PROVISION WHO IS MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THE WHO IS INSURED SECTION OF THIS POLICY(REGARDLESS OF ANY LIMITATION APPLICABLE THERETO). All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Authorized Representative Liability Insurance Form 80-02-2367(Rev.5-07) Endorsement last page Page 2