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• 18 Public Works - Custodian for Skills Development Center Request: Establish a new q permanent full time Custodian position. Purpose: To provide cleaning services to the new Skills Development Center. This is a high visibility facility that will be widely used by the public. Because of the facility purpose, it has extended hours and dual use classrooms that increase the cleaning requirements. Job Functions: ❑ Clean/sanitize rest rooms and replenish supplies twice a day based on usage. ❑ Clean floors, doors, walls, woodwork, fixtures, lights and other interior surfaces. ❑ Dust furniture, windows, files and the like. ❑ Collect trash from waste receptacles. Collect trash and debris from sidewalks and steps at building entrances. ❑ Strip and reapply floor finish to hard surfaces. Vacuum and steam clean carpets. ❑ Provide limited building security, particularly in the evenings and at closing. Needs Addressed: ❑ Completion of the new Skills Development Center in January 1999 has increased the total square footage serviced by Orange County custodial staff by 13,200 square feet; that is from 306,300 to 319,500 square feet. ❑ Staff has been servicing the Skills Development Center in overtime hours and through use of temporary staff, but this does not provide for the level of service needed to maintain the Center as full operations get underway. ❑ Public Works distributed a Request for Proposals to outsource custodial services for the Center because of its geographically separate location from other facilities. This did not demonstrate significant savings over adding a new position. The lowest bid received was about $3,000 less than the County cost, including the County first year start up cost for equipment of $2,500. The contractor did not agree to pay the County's recommended living wage of $8 an hour. Outcomes: • ❑ Maintain the Skills Development Center and allow citizens to learn and use the Center's services in a clean, quality environment. ❑ Provide some building security in the evenings and at closing.