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C. 39

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	March 21, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE a contract with Protiviti Government Services, Inc., for a temporary programmer

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/21/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

Contact:

Barry Schamach, (925) 313-2185

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 21, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Protiviti Government Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $85,000, for temporary placement of a computer programmer, for the period of March 21, 2017 through March 20, 2018, Countywide.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Various Special Revenue Funds

BACKGROUND:

For the past two years, the Public Works Department has retained a business consultant for the purpose of creating decision support tools for asset management. Public Works Information Technology (IT) does not have the skill set needed to keep up with the software requirements that the business consultant has identified. The consultant recently identified "Shortage of IT Resource" as a major risk to the Asset Management project. The contract programming resource provided under this contract will be tasked with creating the software tools necessary to provide the Public Works Director and the CAO with meaningful decision support data for asset management. The consultant will cross-train Public Works IT staff on the programming methodology that is used for this work. After a January 10, 2017 meet and confer with Local 21, the parties reached a satisfactory agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without Board approval, Public Works IT will not be able to provide the Public Works Director and County Administrator with the decision support tools that are necessary for the effective management of the County's real estate portfolio.