Item 18 - Approve Agreement for Bilingual Testing Services

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Human Resources www.santa-ana.org/hr Item # 18 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report September 6, 2022 TOPIC: Approve Agreement for Bilingual Testing Services AGENDA TITLE: Approve Master Agreements for Bilingual Testing Services with ALTA Language Services, effective September 6, 2022 through June 30, 2024 (General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with ALTA Language Services, Inc. to provide language proficiency testing services not to exceed $100,000, effective September 6, 2022 through June 30, 2024 with three - one (1) year renewal options, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. DISCUSSION The City has a need to supplement internal bilingual testing capabilities. The City currently has approximately 960 employees receiving bilingual pay for speaking nearly ten different languages, including American Sign Language. The Agreements will provide the Human Resources Department with expanded and consistent language proficiency testing services and the necessary resources to efficiently meet the bilingual testing needs of the City, including recertification testing. Staff recommends approval of the Agreements to provide language proficiency testing and recertification services in an efficient manner, on an as-needed basis by the City. The Agreements do not guarantee work for either vendor. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT The consideration and approval of the proposed action do not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. FISCAL IMPACT The Human Resources Department has budgeted for the service agreements and will do so accordingly in subsequent fiscal years. The Agreements do not guarantee work for either vendor. The estimated expenditures below are strictly approximations; contract authority may be paid in its entirety during any given fiscal year, expended throughout the term of the