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EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF WORK The City of Santa Ana is seeking a professional and experienced company to pre -employment psychological evaluation services, peer support training, and crisis counseling. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: A. Complete Pre -Employment Psychological Evaluations (as needed) Perform a complete pre -employment psychological evaluation for the City's Police Department applicants. Said psychological evaluation shall comply with the California Peace Officer's Standards and Training (POST) Psychological Screening Manual, as well as any additional psychological suitability criteria specified by the City's Police Department. A complete pre -employment psychological evaluation includes, but is not limited to a clinical interview, administration of necessary tests, scoring of tests and preparing verbal and written recommendation for employment. Consultant shall: 1. Provide the City's Police Department a list of available appointment times for psychological evaluations; the appointment times must be provided 24 hours prior to pre -scheduled Commander oral interviews. The psychological evaluations shall be administered within seven business days of the Commander oral interviews. 2. Provide the City's Police Department with verbal recommendation of the candidate's psychological suitability for the classifications of Police Officer as well as other classifications within the Police Department within two (2) working days of said candidate's clinical interview. 3. Provide the City's Police Department with a written report of the candidate's psychological suitability for the classification of Police Officer as well as other classifications within the Police Department within five (5) working days of the candidate's clinical interview. This report must be received by the PD within five working days via US Mail, or may be sent in a pdf document via e-mail. 4. Complete the necessary Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) Continuing Professional Education (CPE) required for psychologists conducting pre -employment peace officer evaluations. The initial CPE requirement of six hours must be completed by May 6, 2019. Evaluators will need to complete 12 hours of POST -approved CPE every two years. The CPE Tracking System will calculate the required hours based on the effective date of this requirement (September 1, 2014) and the date the psychologist began conducting peace officer evaluations. B. Review of Fitness for Duty Review background investigations, clinical interviews, administrative reports and/or other relevant documents to determine an employee's psychological fitness for duty, when so directed by the City. Fitness for duty review includes, but is not limited to, clinical interviews, administration of necessary tests, scoring of tests, and preparation of verbal and written recommendations for employment. City of Santa Ana - RFP 19-040 for Psychological Services Page 1