RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-536-5 with Jeffrey L. Stern, M.D., APC, a professional corporation, effective October 1, 2009, to amend Contract #26-536-4, to increase the payment limit by $90,000, from $30,000 to a new payment limit of $120,000, with no change in the original term of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2011.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

In December, 2008, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #26-536-4 with Jeffrey L. Stern, M.D., APC, for the period from October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2011, for the provision of gynecology services including pre-operative and post-operative care of patients, twenty-four hour on-call coverage services, and in-service training for Registered Nurses at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Center.