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FROM: Mark Finucane r Health Services Director Contra
Costa
DATE: June 30, 1995 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Extension Agreement #23-187-1 with The
Abaris Group
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to
execute on behalf of the County, Contract Extension
Agreement #23-187-1 with The Abaris Group, to extend the
term of the Contract through June 24, 1996, with no increase
in the Contract Payment Limit.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by the State Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) Authority.
III. BACKGROUND:
On April 11, 1994 , the Internal Operations Committee approved a
special project to study Poison Control Alternatives to be
carried out by the Health Services Department with federal block
grant funds received through a State EMS grant (County #29-311,
approved by the Board of Supervisors on October 25, 1994) .
On December 20, 1994, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard
Contract #23-187 with The Abaris Group, for the period from
November 15, 1994 through June 24, 1995, to design, develop and
evaluate, two.t alternative delivery models of poison call
screening for. implementation by the County; one through an
existing "nurse screening" system and the other through trained
emergency medical dispatchers working in a secondary 9-1-1 Public
Safety Answering Point.
Approval of Contract Extension Agreement #23-187-1 will allow the
Contractor to continue working on this project through June 24 ,
1996. The original Contract Payment Limit was $68, 000 and this
has not been increased over the term of the project.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT _ ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Art Lathrop (646-4690)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management Phil 834elo Alerk834e of the Soard of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Admiris!ra.tor
Contractor
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