HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03232010 - C.108RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Art Lathrop), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #23-187-14 with HCS
Incorporated (dba the Abaris Group), a corporation, effective March 1, 2010, to amend
Contract #23-187-12 (as amendment by Contract Extension Agreement #23-187-13), to
increase the payment limit by $132,878 from $125,289 to a new total of 258,167, to extend
the term of August 31, 2010 through August 31, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 100% by Federal Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program funds, through the State
Department of Health Services. No County funds are required.
BACKGROUND:
On December 16, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-187-12 (as
amendment by Contract Extension Agreement #23-187-13) with HCS Incorporated (dba the
Abaris Group) for the period from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2010, to provide
specialized consulting
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/23/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: Art Lathrop 313-9560
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 23, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.108
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 23, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment Agreement #23-187-14 with HCS Incorporated (dba the Abaris Group)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
services with regard to the development and implementation of the Department’s
Emergency Medical Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant
Application, assisting the EMS Division in developing and preparing a Project Work Plan to
identify proposed expenditures and acquisitions of equipments and supplies 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), and prepare reports
and provide additional material as required by DHS.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #23-187-14 will allow the Contractor to
provide additional specialized consulting services, including submittal of the 2009-2010
Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Grant, training to EMS Division, alternate care sites
and Medical Reserve Corp, and submittal of final reports to County’s EMS Director through
August 31, 2011.