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1534 <br />Customers are consistently treated courteously and are presented with timely, <br />1535 <br />responsive, and thorough solutions to problems and requests for information. Contractor <br />1536 <br />shall meet monthly to discuss compliance with the Customer service standards <br />1537 <br />described herein if requested by Agency. <br />1538 <br />A. Local Office <br />1539 <br />Contractor shall operate a local office at the Shoreway Environmental Center, <br />1540 <br />located at 225 Shoreway Road, San Carlos. If office space at Shoreway <br />1541 <br />Environmental Center becomes unavailable for the Contractor's use, Contractor <br />1542 <br />shall establish a local office in the SBWMA Service Area. Such a change shall be <br />1543 <br />considered an Agency -directed change in scope and handled in accordance with <br />1544 <br />provisions in Section 15.12. Contractor's office hours shall be, at a minimum, from <br />1545 <br />8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, exclusive of Holidays specified in <br />1546 <br />Attachment A for the local office. Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that a <br />1547 <br />qualified representative is available at a local office within the SBWMA Service Area <br />1548 <br />during office hours to communicate with the public and accept Bill payments from <br />1549 <br />Customers. Contractor shall offer bi-lingual Customer service at the local office by <br />1550 <br />employing CSRs with English and Spanish language capabilities. The local office <br />1551 <br />and Customer service telephone number(s) shall either be a local or toll free call. <br />1552 Contractor's telephone system shall adequately handle the volume of calls typically <br />1553 experienced on the busiest days. Contractor shall have a company representative, <br />1554 an answering service, or voice -mail system available for calls received during non - <br />1555 business hours and Holidays specified in Attachment A for the local office. <br />1556 Contractor shall employ sufficient Customer service staff and management <br />1557 practices to ensure that the Average Speed of Answer is equal to or less than thirty <br />1558 (30) seconds and the maximum Hold Time is ninety (90) seconds or less. <br />1559 Contractor shall be required to track all informational requests so that appropriate <br />1560 public outreach materials can be designed to target commonly asked questions. <br />1561 Contractor shall be responsible for promoting use of the Contractor's website for <br />1562 scheduling of On -Call Collection Service events and obtaining answers related to <br />1563 common informational requests through: (i) public education and promotion <br />1564 materials; and, (ii) a recorded message Customers will hear while on -hold with the <br />1565 Customer service department. <br />1566 Contractor shall maintain and publicize an e-mail address whereby Customers can <br />1567 communicate with the Contractor's Customer service staff. Contractor shall monitor <br />1568 the email at least once per Business Day, and ensure that a twenty-four (24) hour <br />1569 response time is maintained. <br />1570 B. Customer Service Call Center and Staffing <br />1571 Contractor is required to operate a Customer service call center that will serve as <br />1572 the primary telephone point of contact and information for all services. The <br />1573 Customer service call center hotline is required to be staffed live during regular <br />1574 business hours (i.e., Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) by sixteen (16) <br />1575 Customer service representatives (includes one (1) receptionist who performs <br />1576 Customer service activities). In addition, the Customer service call center shall offer <br />1577 multi-lingual Customer service by employing a minimum of two (2) bilingual <br />1578 Customer service representatives with English and Spanish language capabilities, <br />1579 and contracting with a service to provide bilingual capacity for other languages <br />I' WAWA-aUSU1IIII <br />Page 40 of 126 <br />ATTY/AGR.2018.054/Recology of San Mateo <br />