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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Direct . _. .
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: March 5,2008
County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement#23-187-9 with HCS INCORPORATED,dba The Abaris
Group
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Art Lathrop) to execute on behalf of the
County, Contract Amendment Agreement #23-187-9 with HCS INCORPORATED, dba The Abaris Group, a non-
profit corporation, effective February 1, 2008,to amend Contract#23-187-5 (as amended by subsequent Amendment
Agreement #23-187-6 through #23-187-8), to increase the payment limit by. $10,000 from $130,000 to a new
payment limit of$140,000 with no change in the original term of October 1, 2005 through August 31, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Amendment is funded 89% by the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration Bioterrorism
Hospital Preparedness Grant and 11% by California Measure H Funds. No County funds are required.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Contra Costa County has been the recipient of Federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness, local assistance grants funded through the California Department of Health
Services, for the past three years. Funding from these grants is intended to enhance the preparedness of hospitals
and community clinics to respond to potential terrorist events and other disasters.
On December 6, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-187-5 (as amended by Extension
Agreement 423-187-6 and Amendment Agreements #23-187-8) with The Abaris Group, to provide specialized
consulting services with regard to the development and implementation of the Department's Emergency Medical
Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grant Application. The Contractor's obligations
include assisting the EMS Division in developing and preparing a Project Work Plan to identify proposed
expenditures and acquisitions of equipments and supplies needed in order to meet critical benchmarks of the
HRSA grant, analyzing and reviewing steps required to advance County's preparedness level, coordinating and
preparing grant applications, acting as a liaison between County and the State Department of Ilealth Services
(DHS), and preparing reports and providing additional material as required by DHS for the period from October 1,
2005 through August 31, 2008. (�
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOAR 0 0 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Art Lathrop (646-4690) ATTESTED DO��
JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF THE BARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPE ISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor Controller
Risk Management BY ot DEPUTY
Contractor
Board Order
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#23-187-9
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #23-187-9 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
specialized consulting services with regard to the development of a special pediatric report, through August 31,
2008.