HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03112014 - C.42RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a blanket
purchase order with Fisher Scientific Inc., in the amount of $300,000 for various clinical and pathology laboratory
reagents, equipment, supplies, test kits and I-Stat kits for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and the
Contra Costa Health Centers for the period from May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Funding is included the Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
These reagents, equipment, supplies, test kits, tubes, and controls, are used for patient’s specimen testing and are
specific to the analyzer used for testing. Among the tests conducted are those for diabetes, kidney function, liver,
hepatitis, iron deficiency, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and many others.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved the CCRMC laboratory will not be able to perform patient testing. This will impact
patient safety and care.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/11/2014 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: March 11, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: M Harris, C Rucker, T Scott
C. 42
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 11, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Blanket Purchase Order for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.