JACKSON COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES/RISK MANAGEMENT

INVITATION TO BID (ITB)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received at Jackson County Human Resources Office, 10 S. Oakdale Avenue, Room 200, Medford, Oregon, 97501, until 2:00 p.m. September 13, 2018, according to the Human Resources wall clock for:

TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICES FOR JACKSON COUNTY

SCOPE OF PROJECT: Jackson County, Oregon, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, (hereafter called “County”), is comprised of many departments that may, from time to time, require temporary employees to fill in for vacationing or ill regular employees, complete projects, work at events, OR in some cases to work a limited amount of hours on a regular but limited schedule.  The County wishes to contract with Temporary Staffing Agencies to provide qualified temporary employees at the lowest cost to the County.

There will be an optional pre-bid conference held at the Jackson County Human Resources Office, Conference Room 200 on September 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. local time.

ITB packets may be requested on the County’s web site at www.jacksoncounty.org.  Proposers are required to register with the Human Resources Office by completing the ITB request form at www.jacksoncounty.org or by registering directly with the office.  This registration must be in writing and shall include the proposer’s name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address.  This registration should be sent to Galen Durbin, Human Resources 10 S. Oakdale Avenue, Room 200, Medford, Oregon 97501, or can be emailed to: durbings@jacksoncounty.org  (This is for packet registration only. Proposals will not be accepted by electronic mail or facsimile.)

Submissions pursuant to the ITB will be received at the Jackson County Human Resources Office, 10 S. Oakdale Avenue, Room 200, Medford, Oregon 97501 until 2:00 p.m. September 13, 2018 (by the Human Resources wall clock).

All bids are subject to the requirements of ORS Chapter 279A, 279B and 279C and 701, and the ordinances, rules, and regulations of Jackson County.  Each bid must contain a statement as to whether bidder is a resident bidder as defined by ORS.279C.430.

All bids received, which are in proper form, will be publicly opened, and read aloud, at 2:15 p.m. September 13, 2018 in the Human Resources Conference Room, 10 S. Oakdale Avenue, Room 200, Medford, Oregon.  At the time stated above, the County may either select a bid or reject all bids, but may, at its discretion, postpone any such action for a period not to exceed three (3) weeks from the opening, during which period the bids will be irrevocable and open to public inspection. The County may reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public bidding procedures and requirements, and may reject for good cause any or all bids, in its sole discretion, upon a finding by the County, that it is in the public interest to do so. The County also reserves the right to waive, or permit a bidder to correct, minor informalities in any bid.

If a Proposer has any questions or concerns with completing the ITB, please submit them in writing to Galen Durbin, HR Administrative Assistant, 10 S. Oakdale, Room 200, Medford, Oregon 97501, no later than 2:00 p.m. September 4, 2018.  Any responses to written questions will be issued as an addendum to all registered proposers.

Procedure for Bidders:

ITB packets may be requested on the County’s web site at www.jacksoncounty.org.  Bidders are required to register with the Human Resources office by completing the ITB request form at www.jacksoncounty.org or by registering directly with the office.  This registration must be in writing and shall include the proposer’s name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, and electronic mail address.  This registration should be sent to Galen Durbin, Human Resources, 10 S. Oakdale Avenue, Room 200, Medford, Oregon 97501, or can be emailed to: durbings@jacksoncounty.org.  (This is for packet registration only. Bids will not be accepted by electronic mail or facsimile.)