Temporary Help Services

• Last Updated: April 26, 2012
• Expires: April 30, 2013
  with option to extend for one additional 1 year period.
• Purchasing Agent: Ralph Keenan
• This Supply Arrangement is available to:
  • BC Government Only

 

To provide Temporary Help Services and
Auxiliary Recruitment Referral Services

 

Related Keywords

temporary help, recruitment, office assistant, stock worker, clerk

 

Procurement Services has established Corporate Supply Arrangements (CSA’s) with a number of Temporary Help Agencies for the provision of Temporary Help Services and Auxiliary Recruitment Referral Services to the Government of BC.  These new arrangements are somewhat different from past CSA agreements for temporary help services and potential users should read and understand the agreement prior to contacting any of the approved agencies.

 

Areas of coverage:

The CSA’s cover the following locations:

Greater Victoria which includes Victoria, Colwood, Saanich, Central Saanich, North Saanich, Esquimalt, Highlands, Metchosin, Oak Bay, Sidney, View Royal, Langford and Sooke;

Nanaimo which includes the area surrounding the City of Nanaimo and includes Duncan, Parksville, Courtenay, Comox and Campbell River;

Lower Mainland which includes Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley extending to Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Cultus Lake, Mission, Rosedale and Sardis;

Okanagan which includes the area surrounding and including Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon;

Kamloops which includes the area surrounding and including Kamloops, Merritt, Revelstoke, Clearwater, Salmon Arm, Lilloett, 100 Mile House and Williams Lake;

 

When to use these CSA’s:

The following classification levels will apply:

Office Assistant 6 Office Assistant 7 Stockworker 6 Stockworker 7 Clerk Stenographer 9 Clerk Stenographer 11 Clerk 9 Clerk 11

 

Requests for services may be for bargaining unit or excluded positions. Ministries will identify which is required in their request. Temporary Help Services for bargaining unit positions may not exceed 30 calendar days. The limitation does not apply to excluded positions.

 

Who may use these CSA’s:

PLEASE NOTE – Only provincial government ministries, agencies, boards and commissions that are covered under the Public Service Act may acquire temporary help and recruitment services where CSA’s are in place for their location.

Ministries may acquire services from the agency that in the ministry’s opinion offers best value and service to the ministry in a specific location. Government staffing procedures will include the requirement for managers to request recruitment services from one CSA holder at a time.

Why use these CSA’s:

The CSA’s provide the basis of a legal agreement between the agencies (Offerors) and the ministries (Clients). When the client issues a purchase order off a standing offer (P.O.S.O.) or government purchasing card that references these CSA’s, a binding agreement is formed that ensures that the services meet the terms of the arrangements. These CSA’s establish a government minimum standard and provide cost effective rates based on a competitive process. They also provide a quick method of estimating costs by selecting the appropriate job classification and hourly rates offered by the agency based on assignment duration within the area of use.

Detailed instructions – including services provided, the list of successful vendors, pricing, procedures to access services, and other requirements – are available from your HR manager.

Consultants are available to assist managers and supervisors who may have questions regarding access to the services under this CSA. Contact Information

The pricing package contains 2 separate pricing forms:
1) Temporary Help Services; and
2) Auxiliary Recruitment Referral Services

Offerors will be permitted to bill a minimum of two hours for each temporary help assignment

In the context of the Corporate Supply Arrangement, overtime is regulated by provincial government legislation and not provincial government collective agreements. For the purposes of calculating overtime, the week begins on Sunday. Overtime in the province of British Columbia means either:

• Overtime Rate # 1: time worked in excess of 8 hours per day or 40 hours in any week; or,
• Overtime Rate # 2: time worked in excess of 11 hours in any day

Before a Temporary Help Services employee may work overtime, prior authorization of the Ministry Manager is required.

The Retained Hire Fee will be paid if the Manager retains the Temporary Help Services worker (e.g. hires the worker as an Auxiliary employee). This rate is to be stated as a dollar amount for each retained hire.

For Auxiliary Referral Services, the Hire Rate will be paid upon successful hire of an Auxiliary Referral Candidate and is paid per hire.

End Users Note: Where a temp is hired for a 30 day term in one position - further fees could result from future hiring of that referred candidate into a permanent position. Note: It will be at the ministry's discretion to decide if they wish to proceed further.

GREATER VICTORIA

Angus One Professional Recruitment

Suite 1800 - 777 Hornby St Vancouver BC V6Z 1S4 Contact: Andrew d'Eca Toll Free: 1-888-682-8367 Phone: 604-609-7195 Fax: 604-682-4664

Pricing/Schedule B * CSA #000573 ** Accepts pCard

 

Express Employment Professionals

#270 – 2950 Douglas Street Victoria BC V8Z 3K6 Contact: Tricia England Phone: 250-853-3300 Fax: 250-853-3301

Pricing/Schedule B * CSA #000575 ** Accepts pCard

 

Placement Group

1124 Fort St Victoria BC V8V 3K8 Contact: Rose Arsenault Phone: 250-381-3254 Fax: 250-480-1446

Pricing/Schedule B * CSA #000574 ** Accepts pCard

 

NANAIMO

Express Employment Professionals

3 – 2025 Bowen Rd Nanaimo BC V9S 5W6 Contact: Melodi Wood Phone: 250-751-2734 Fax: 250-751-8154

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000576 ** Accepts pCard

 

Nine to Five Temporary Office Assistance

300 – 394 Duncan Street Duncan BC V9L 3W4 Contact: Elizabeth Lyle Phone: 877-446-4611 Fax: 250-746-4909

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000578 ** Accepts pCard

 

LOWER MAINLAND

Altis Human Resources (Vancouver) Inc

905 West Pender Street, Suite 400 Vancouver BC V6C 1L6 Contact:Colleen Rainey Phone: 604-408-8862 extension 23 Fax: 866-363-3832

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000579 ** Accepts pCard

 

Angus One Professional Recruitment Ltd

Suite 1800 – 777 Hornby St Vancouver BC V6Z 1S4 Contact: Andrew d’Eca Phone: 604-682-8367 Fax: 604-682-4664

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000573 ** Accepts pCard

 

Hunt Personnel /Temporarily Yours of Canada

760 – 789 West Pender St Vancouver BC V6C 1H2 Contact: Sarita DeVries  Phone: 604-689-8558 ext 113 Fax: 604-689-8575

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000580 ** Accepts pCard

OKANAGAN

Okanagan Staffing Services Inc

1441 St Paul St Kelowna BC V1Y 2E4 Contact: Stacey Bengert Phone: 250-717-0506 Fax: 250-862-5181

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000581 ** Accepts pCard

 

Platinum Personnel & Business Services Inc.

#202 – 1475 Ellis Street Kelowna BC V1Y 2A3 Contact: Sherri Chapman Phone: 250-979-7200 Fax: 250-979-7475

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000582 ** Accepts pCard

 

KAMLOOPS

Excel Personnel Inc.

#600 – 235 1st Ave Kamloops BC V2C 3J4 Contact: Karen Watt Phone: 250-374-3853 Fax: 250-374-3854

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000583 ** Accepts pCard

 

Platinum Personnel & Business Services Inc.

#202 – 1475 Ellis Street Kelowna BC V1Y 2A3 Contact: Sherri Chapman Phone: 250-979-7200 Fax: 250-979-7475

Pricing/Schedule B* CSA #000582 ** Accepts pCard

* Pricing information is Confidential and must not be shared with suppliers.

** To obtain a copy of the complete terms and conditions applying to this CSA click here.