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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS_
Mark Finucane , Health Services Director*
FROM; By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE; July 5, 1988
County
Approval of Standard Contract #22-219-5 with Canteen - Division.
SUBJECT; of TW Services , Incorporated for Congregate and .Home-Delivered
meals for the County ' s Senior Nutrition Program i
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
,i
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County, Standard Contract 422-219-5 with Canteen -" Division of
TW Services , Incorporated in the amount of $128 ,621 for the
period July 1 , 1988 - June 30 , 1989 for congregate and home
delivered meals for the County ' s Senior Nutrition Program.
II . FINANCIAL. IMPACT :
This contract is 100% Federally funded through the !State under
Title III C-1 and Title III C-2 of the Federal ; Older Americans
Act of 1965 . No County contributions are required.
The payment .limit of last year ' s contract for these services was
$848, 114 .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
Since 1974 the County has contracted for meals, for the Senior
Nutrition Program. Contract #22-219-5 is for �'preparation and
delivery of an approximate daily average of 9,00 regular diet
meals in bulk and 300 regular diet and 85 sodium`-restricted diet
prepackaged meals on 250 County designated serving days . The
contractor delivers the meals to locations : throughout the
County. The unit price for meals to be provided by this
contractor during FY 1988-89 are as follows :
Bulk Standard Diet Meals $2. 157 per meal
Prepackaged Standard Diet Meals $2 . 507 per meal
Prepackaged Modified Diet Meals $2. 601 per meal
To insure maximum competition in the bid process for this
contract , the Department ' s Senior Nutrition Program Director and
staff launched a concerted two-year effort to create interest in
the program among all major catering concerns operating in
Contra Costa County. The result of this effort are reductions
from the price paid during the past two years of 6 . 70 per meal
(3%) for bulk standard diet meals and 67 . 50 (20 .6%) per meal for
prepackaged modified diet meals . Net annual , savings to the
Program is approximately $35 ,000 , allowing the Department to
cancel two proposed Senior Nutrition Site closures in the West
County area .
This contract has been approved by 'County Counsel .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDAT O OF 'BOARD C MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON Jut APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY ,OF AN ACTION TAKEN .
AYES:^ NOES:_ AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE 130ARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
AL 191988 _
CC: , Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
BY � DEPUTY
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