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FROM: William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator _ I` Costa
DATE: December 26, 2006County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#23-364-3' 1
with Maria Mercado(dba California Translation International) S b
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to execute on behalf of the County, Contract
#23-364-3 with Maria Mercado (dba California Translation International), a self-employed
individual, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to provide translation and interpreter services for the
period from December 1,2006 through November 30, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT'
This Contract is funded 100% in the Department's Enterprise I budget.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR IRECOMMENDATION S :
Approval of this Contract will meet Title VI language access regulations and Limited English
Proficiency (LEP) Patient/customer needs for the County, by providing interpreting and
translation services, both writteIn and oral, in a variety of languages, including Spanish, Arabic,
Japanese, Chinese, Korean, andiAmerican Sign Language.
On December 13, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-364-2 with Maria
Mercado (dba California Translation International), for the period from December 1, 2005
through November 30, 2006, for the provision of translation and interpreter services.
Approval of Contract #23-364-3 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through
November 30, 2007.
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OF,AUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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