4.1. GENERAL: The Contractor shall provide the City of Homestead on an as needed basis with temporary personnel with the skill, knowledge and experience required by the City to perform as a temporary agency employee the duties, functions and responsibilities of the position(s) requested. The obligation of the City will be solely to compensate the Contractor for the number of hours provided in accordance with the Billing Rate on the Bid Form. The Contractor shall be responsible for all taxes, payroll costs, insurance (including worker’s compensation coverage) and any benefits it chooses to provide its employees, including but not limited to, vacation leave, sick leave, health insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, disability and unemployment insurance benefits. Temporary personnel furnished by the Contractor will not be entitled to participate in any of the City’s benefits plans. Work schedules will be established and communicated to the temporary employee by the hiring department. Services will normally be performed during traditional Monday through Friday regular work hours. A workweek constituting forty work hours shall be considered a regular workweek less any established holidays. Official operating hours (in most cases) will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a one-hour break for lunch. Temporary personnel work may cover a wide range of occupations, including but not limited to the following occupational categories: A. Professional – office/clerical, administrative support and light industrial. B. Skilled Trades – skilled workers with typical hand tools, laborers, mechanics, maintenance and repair specialists.
