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Barton J. Gilbert +�. "` `�•
FnoM: Director of General Services
Costa
April 7, 1992 County
DATE:
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with County of Los
SUBJECT: Angeles for Procurement of Pharmaceutical Goods
SPECIFIC nEOUEST(S)on nECOMMENDATION(S)6 nACKGnOUND AND JU571FICATION
I . RECOMMENDATION:
Approve contract to enter into a cooperative purchasing
agreement with the County of Los Angeles Health Services
Purchasing Group for the procurement of drug and pharmaceutical
goods effective April 1, 1992 .
II. BACKGROUND AND FINANCIAL IMPACT:
In an effort to obtain the best possible prices for drugs and
pharmaceutical goods, the County of Los Angeles has created the
Health Services Purchasing Group. The Purchasing Group consists .
of California counties cooperatively purchasing to attain the
highest discount available based on volume of business. Contra
Costa County' s current discount pricing is based on an annual
dollar sales of approximately $4. 5 million. By participating in
the Purchasing Group, the discount pricing will be based on
annual dollar sales of over $70 million.
The cost of joining the Purchasing Group is $2,000 annually for
the Health Services Department. The expected cost savings to
the County, including staff time, will be approximately $15,000
this year.
CONTINUEDONAT7ACFIMENT: __YES SIGNA
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X1 IIEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 1S A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT _) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: _ OF SUPERVISORS ON 711E DATE SIIOWN.
CC: Office of the County Administrator ATTESTED
Health Services Department PAIL J13AT1"ItLonCLEnK OF�THE BOARD OF
General Services SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Purchasing Division
Accounting
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