HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08132013 - C.56RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Blanket
Purchase Order with Abbott Medical Optic, Inc in the amount of $175,000, for the purchase of eye lens, supplies and
equipment for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Abbott Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) manufactures the equipment and accessories used in cataract surgery cases in the
Operating Room. The AMO phaco emulsifier uses an ultrasonic wave to break up the cataract and then aspirates the
material into a suction canister. AMO provides the proprietary hand pieces, tubing, blades, etc associated with
cataract procedures as well as the lens inserted into the eye after the cataract is removed.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this purchase is not approved, cataract and other eye surgeries cannot be performed at Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/13/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, 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: August 13, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, D Gary, M Harris
C. 56
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:August 13, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Abbott Medical Optics, Inc.