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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (
Mark Finucane , Health Services Director
FROM By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra
Costa
DATE'. October 20, 1988 County
SUBJECT: Retroactive Payment to Damon Reference Laboratories
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Ratify purchase of services from Damon Reference Laboratories
in excess of the payment limit of Contract 426-153 , effective
March 110 1987 through February 29 , 1988 , and authorize the
County Auditor-Controller to pay the outstanding balance , not to
exceed $6 ,047 . 58 for said services .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
The amount of $6 ,047 . 58 has been included in the 1988-89 Fiscal
Year expenditure projection for the Hospital Enterprise Fund.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMME''NDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
On April 21 , 1987 , the Board approved Contract #26-153 with
Damon Reference Laboratories for outside clinical laboratory
testing for County' s patients .
During the term of the said Contract , clinical laboratory
testing services were requested as needed by County physicians
and provided by the Contractor in good faith. However , because
of the high patient census at the Hospital and the increased
number of laboratory tests required , the funds encumbered under
the contract , $64, 825 , did not cover the costs incurred.
Because of administrative oversight by both the County and Damon
Reference Laboratories , use of the outside clinical laboratory
services exceeded the final contract payment limit by $6 ,047 . 58.
The Health Services Department is requesting that the amount due
Damon Reference Laboratories be paid. This can be accomplished
by the Board of Supervisors ratifying the actions of County
employees in obtaining provision of clinical laboratory services
of a value in excess of the contract payment limit . This will
create a valid obligation on the part of the County, retroac-
tively authorizing all payments made by the Auditor-Controller
up to now, and authorizing payment of the balance.
Funding for this payment was considered by Health Services and
is included in the current budget .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE;
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA ION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON - NOV i APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES;_ NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
N O V 1 1988
cc: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
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