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FROM: William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: August 2,2007 ra ;;nr� County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Extension Agreement#23-187-8 1
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION (S)'
` Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Art Lathrop) to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract Extension Agreement #23-187-8 with The Abaris Group, a non-profit
corporation, effective August 1, 2007, to amend Contract #23-187-5 (as amended by Extension
Agreement #2.3-187-6 and Amendment Agreement 23-187-7) to extend the term from August 31,
2007 through August 31, 2008 with no change in the original payment limit of$130,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Amendment is funded 96% by the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Grant and 4% by California Measure H Funds. No County
funds are required.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Contra Costa County has been the recipient of Federal Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness, local assistance grants funded, through the California
Department of Health Services for the past three years. Funding from these grants is intended to
enhance the preparedness of hospitals and community clinics to respond to potential terrorist events and
other disasters.
On December 6, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-187-5 (as amended by
Extension Agreement #23-187-6 and Amendment Agreement 23-187-7) with The Abaris Group, to
provide specialized consulting services with regard to the development and implementation of the
Department's Emergency Medical Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Grant Application, including, but not limited to assisting the EMS Division in developing and preparing
a Project Work Plan to identify proposed expenditures and acquisitions of equipments and supplies
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SIGNATURE (S): ,
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS J I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: `/
Contact Person: Art Lathrop(646=4690) ATTESTED OW�it"(fi �l� '� J
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#23-187-8
needed in order to meet critical benchmarks of the HRSA grant, analyze and review steps required to
advance County's preparedness level, coordinate and prepare grant applications, act as a liaison
between County and the State Department of Health Services (DHS), prepare reports and provide
additional material as required by DHS, for the period from October 1, 2005 through August 31, 2007.
Approval of Contract Extension Agreement #23-187-8 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
bioterrorism hospital preparedness program services, through August 31, 2008.