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Consent Item <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Department of Utility Services <br />Board Memorandum <br />Date: October 3, 2024 <br />To: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners <br />Through: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator <br />Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services <br />From: Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects <br />Subject: AtkinsRealis USA Work Order 6 for Staff Augmentation/Support Services <br />Descriptions and Conditions: <br />The Engineering Section within the Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) General & <br />Engineering Division (235) provides utility -wide Technical Support Services, including engineering, capital <br />projects delivery, construction inspection, infrastructure asset management, development of utility design <br />reviews and permitting, and geographic information system (GIS) services. The IRCDUS capital improvement <br />plan (CIP) under management comprises approximately 200 projects planned for the next five (5) years. <br />IRCDUS is in the process of recruiting to fill vacant engineering and project management staff positions to <br />bolster its resources for oversight and management of the CIP. The vacancies have created a void in the <br />Engineering Section's capacity to efficiently manage and execute CIP projects. <br />To fill the immediate needs for engineering and project management resources, IRCDUS has turned to the <br />consulting community for Staff Augmentation/Support Services. On October 17, 2023, Work Order (WO) 2 <br />was issued to AtkinsRealis USA (AtkinsRealis), pursuant to their Continuing Contract Agreement dated May 2, <br />2023, for said services. Subsequently, WO 3 was issued on November 7, 2023, for continuation of services <br />through September 30, 2024. <br />Analysis: <br />IRCDUS, in conjunction with the Human Resources Department (HR), is implementing aggressive recruiting <br />measures with a goal to fill key vacant positions by the end of the calendar year. The plans include expanding <br />job listing boards to get more visibility into the labor market in the hopes of reaching qualified resources to <br />attract them to apply for these positions. To continue with addressing the staff gap, IRCDUS would like to <br />continue with AtkinsRealis Staff Augmentation/Support Services. Upon request, AtkinsRealis provided the <br />attached WO 6 for the continuation of its services, in the amount not -to -exceed $75,000.00. Should these <br />new recruiting efforts not be successful, IRCDUS will come back to the BCC at a later date to request additional <br />budget to continue with the services until the positions are filled. <br />46 <br />