HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10122010 - C.38RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and Authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of Health Services Department, to
execute a blanket purchase order with Hill-Rom in an amount not to exceed $110,026for
maintenance, service and parts for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Centers’ Hill-Rom
specialty beds.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Total cost of $110,025.40 is budgeted in Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Nearly all the specialty beds at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa
Health Centers are leased or purchased from Hill-Rom. Hospital beds need to be repaired
and maintained frequently. No other manufacturer can provide all the parts needed to
maintain Hill-Rom beds. Other manufacturers’ parts are not interchangeable with Hill-Rom
parts.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, specialty beds at Contra Costa Regional Medical and Contra
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/12/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth, 370-5101
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: October 12, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: Margaret Harris, Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon
C.38
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:October 12, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order for Hill-Rom beds
Costa Health Centers would not be repaired and therefore not function properly and/or cause
injury to patients.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.