[BoulderCouncilHotline] Fwd: RESPONSE: Council Member Inquiry regarding custodial services at Boulder Recreation Centers

[Morzel, Lisa]

Thanks, Yvette, for this information.

In negotiating a contract, can the city not only negotiate the wage but also the hours an employee is given work.

Would you please refresh my memory regarding the benefits our contracted employees are provided by the contractor?  In the table provided, what percent of the total cost for each year listed goes directly to the contractor worker?

Thanks again.

Lisa

Lisa Morzel
Member, Boulder City Council
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On May 20, 2019, at 3:47 PM, Bowden, Yvette <BowdenY at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:BowdenY at bouldercolorado.gov>> wrote:

Good afternoon Council Members –

Recently, several Council Members inquired as to outsourced services performing custodial duties at Boulder’s three Recreation Centers.  Specifically, there is interest in whether the contractor has complied with requirements related to Council-directed minimum and living wage adjustments.

Council provided direction related to Living Wage and Minimum Wage efforts covering city contractors (as well as other groups) in 2017.  This direction covers custodial services currently performed by a contractor at Boulder’s three recreation centers.  Negotiations with the contractor in 2017 have resulted in increased costs reflected in BPR’s annual operating budget (up 8% for those services since 2017 and up 55% since 2015).  The degree of those costs is provided below.

Row Labels
Sum of 2015
Sum of 2016
Sum of 2017
Sum of 2018
AFL MAINTENANCE GROUP INC
446,948.06
561,270.85
655,260.38
694,947.89

Other janitorial services with United (solid waste @ Building 13) and Olson Restoration (Serve-Pro) similarly require compliance with the above-referenced living wage direction.

Council should be aware that:
·         Boulder has not changed the scope of services under that agreement with the contractor, AFL Maintenance Group, Inc.  That is, there was no decreased call for services of the contractor.
·         The contract does require a specific (unchanged) scope of work and requires payment of a living wage for workers performing such services during the hours worked at BPR facilities.
·         The contract does not specify any particular hours or duties be assigned to specific assigned workers.

As with other city contractors, the Purchasing Department performs audit functions to ensure compliance with contract terms including the required living wage provision. Recent audits indicate compliance with Boulder’s Living Wage. As the contract is for a scope of services and not hours of service, the city does not audit the hours of labor.

Regards, Yvette
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