HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11032015 - C.76RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase
Order with Abbott Laboratories in the amount of $1,200,000 to purchase Hepatitis and HIV testing kits and reagents
for the period December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
Abbott Laboratories has been used by the Health Services Department for over twenty (20) years. Abbott
Laboratories provides the reagents required for use with the testing instrument in our Public Health Laboratory. The
reagents are necessary for specimens to be tested for HIV and Hepatitis A, B and C antibodies. These tests are used to
detect acute HIV and Hepatitis infections in patients seen at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and/or Contra
Costa Health Centers.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/03/2015 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: Daniel Peddycord, (925)
313-6712
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: November 3, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: T Scott, Melody Hung-Fan, Natalie Rios
C. 76
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 3, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with Abbott Laboratories
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If not approved the testing would need to be conducted by outside labs at a greater cost to the county.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.