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CONSENT AGENDA <br /> INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br /> OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br /> """ PURCHASING DIVISION <br /> DATE: February 5, 2013 <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> THROUGH: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br /> Jason Brown, Director,Office of Ma agement and udg t <br /> Jerry Davis, Purchasing Manager <br /> FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Buy'9_u_� <br /> SUBJECT: Consideration of Hourly Rate Increase for Day Labor Services <br /> Bid 2012006 <br /> Public Works Department/Road and Bridge Division <br /> BACKGROUND INFORMATION: <br /> On behalf of the Road and Bridge Division, the Purchasing Division issued bid number <br /> 2012006 for an Annual Bid to establish firm fixed pricing for day laborers to be used on <br /> an as-needed basis as flaggers, to perform mowing, and for other general labor activities. <br /> '440- This annual bid was awarded by the BCC at the October 4, 2011 meeting to MDT <br /> Personnel, Clearwater, FL, with workers to be furnished by their Ft. Pierce location. The <br /> award was for the period October 4, 2011 through September 30, 2012 with renewal <br /> options for two (2) additional one (1) year periods. <br /> The hourly rate for the awarded bid was $10.45 per hour. The hourly rate of the second <br /> low bidder was $11.91 per hour. The hourly rate paid for day labor services for the three <br /> prior years was $11.15. <br /> Subsequent to award, MDT Personnel requested, and the Board authorized an increase in <br /> their hourly rate effective January 1, 2012 from $10.45 to $10.97 due to a minimum wage <br /> increase. <br /> Effective January 1, 2013, the minimum wage was increased from $7.67 to $7.79. As a <br /> result, MDT Personnel has requested another increase to their hourly rate from $10.97 to <br /> $11.09. <br /> The requested hourly rate is an increase of 1.09% over the current hourly rate. It is <br /> estimated that 24,925 man hours will be needed from February 1, 2013 to September 30, <br /> 2013. This will increase the estimated annual cost of these services to about $276,418.25 <br /> (a$2,991.00 increase). <br /> 55 <br />