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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNATIONAL TESTING NETWORK (7)INSURANCE ON FILE WORK MAY PROCEED UNTIL INSURANCE EXPIRES l0.2-7•7. CLERK OF COUNCIL DATE: N-2022-125-01 FIRST AMENDMENT TO POLICE RECRUITMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT d', Pd (• �e nr�oh) (sa^' I WITH NATIONAL TESTING NETWORK THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the above -referenced agreement is entered into on July 18, 2022, by and between National Testing Network ("Consultant'), and the City of Santa N Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California (`City"). V3 ® RECITALS to ­c A. The parties entered into Agreement No. N-2022-125, dated January 24, 2022, by which Consultant agreed to provide testing and recruitment services for the City (`Agreement'). B. The term of the Agreement commenced on February 1, 2022 and continues through January 31, 2023. The Agreement is currently in effect. C. The parties wish to amend the agreement to include additional services related to applicant testing and recruitment services for the City and increase the compensation amount for the Agreement to cover costs for the additional services. The Parties therefore agree: 1. Section 1, Scope of Services, is amended to include the additional services provided by the Consultant as described and set forth in Exhibit A- 1, attached hereto this First Amendment to the Agreement, and incorporated by reference. 2. Section 2, Compensation, is amended to increase the total compensation for services provided by Consultant in the amount of $750. The total sum to be expended for this Agreement shall not exceed $2,250. 3. Except as modified by this First Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to the Agreement on the date first written above. Daisy Gomez LOKristine Ridge , (Clerk of the Council City Manager - signatures continue on next page - Page 1 of 2 APPROVED AS TO FORM NATIONAL TESTING NETWORK SONIA R. CARVALHO City ttorney By: Tamara Bogosian By: /A Ay( e i S t I� Senior Assistant City Attorney Title: o p e ratt Un S (v CAS (10 .- RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL UQ C:D a entire Chief of Police Exhibit A-1 to First Amendment NATIONAL JESTING 'k 'NETWORK National Testing Network Agreement for the City of Santa Ana National Testing Network, Inc, (NTN) provides professional testing and recruitment services for public service agencies, including but not limited to: fire, law enforcement, communications, corrections, and transit. National Testing Network is owned and operated by professional testing experts with Ph.D.'s in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and over six decades of combined public sector testing experience. NTN is fully integrated with its parent company, Ergometrics and Applied Personnel Research, Inc., and uses Ergometrics' high quality simulations. NTN offers test administration virtually and at full time testing centers and satellite testing centers across the country. This agreement is made and entered into, effective as of the date executed, by and the City of Santa Ana ("Member Agency"), and National Testing Network, Inc., whose principal address is 2122 164" St. SW, Lynnwood WA 98087. In consideration of the mutual agreements incorporated herein, and subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows: CONTRACT PRICE The annual membership cost for a department to utilize NTN's applicant testing and recruitment services is $1,000.00 per year for Law Enforcement, $500.00 per year for Corrections, and $750.00 per year for Emergency Communications. Upon the renewal date each year, an invoice will be issued to the department and will serve as a renewal notification. Payment of this invoice will continue membership services for one year following the same scope of agreement. Annual Membership Each Job Category Membership Fee Law Enforcement Open/Continuous $1,000.00 Annual Membership Corrections Open/Continuous $500.00 Annual Membership Emergency Communications Open/Continuous $750.00 Annual Membership NA T+^^1�0gNAL a 0. IS R [ %'Ai:!+` N E T W O R K SCOPE OF AGREEMENT NTN WILL PROVIDE NTN will provide the testing services at designated testing facilities for the sole purpose of testing candidates for the specific job classifications stated in the scope of the agreement. NTN, at its sole discretion, may make changes to the testing materials, including, but not limited to alternate forms, scoring keys, additional sections, different test items, different tests and/or test administration strategy, including location. NTN will provide an applicant website for test scheduling, testing facility, test administration, database of applicant scores and consultation regarding scores and services. NTN will provide authorized member agency personnel access to candidate information for candidates that submit scores to the Member Agency. This information will include basic application information as defined by NTN. NTN recruitment services will include, but are not limited to, internet advertising on job posting services. The candidate information collected will be determined by NTN and reported to the Member Agency. Member department job description information and logo will be posted on the NTN website. Any additional application materials and assessments will be the responsibility of the Member Agency to collect. The Member was offered a transportability analysis as part of the implementation process. Ifthe Member chose not to conduct such an analysis, they hereby affirm they understand it is their responsibility to ensure the job is similar enough to the departments that participated in the criterion validation of the exam and/or have sufficient evidence of content validity. MEMBER AGENCY WILL PROVIDE The Member Agency will provide information regarding the organization and applications for use on the NTN website, including organization logos. The Member Agency will also provide links on Member Agency's websites to direct candidates to the NTN website for test sign-up. The Member Agency will also engage in reasonable recruitment and advertising measures to bring candidates both to the NTN website and Member Agency's website for pre -employment purposes. MARKETING MATERIALS The Member Agency grants NTN permission to use its name, logo, and other identifying information for the purposes of marketing NTN services. This permission may be revoked by Member Agency at anytime. National Testing Network sincerely appreciates the opportunity to fulfill your business needs and help support an efficient and cost-effective applicant recruitment and screening process.