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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 6, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/06/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 370-5101
cc:	T Scott C Rucker

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 6, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a blanket purchase order with American Messaging Services Inc., in the amount not to exceed $130,000 for rental of pagers used by staff at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Services Clinics for the period from January 7, 2015 through January 6, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Funding is included in the Enterprise Fund I Budget.

BACKGROUND:

American Messaging Services provides pagers rented by Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Services Clinics; we rent approximately 900 pagers at this time. It is vital that the hospital be able to contact employees. American Messaging Services handles the paging services for every agency in the County, thus enabling the County to standardize its communication needs in the event of a disaster.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The inability to communicate with other County agencies in the event of a disaster could be detrimental to all the patients and staff.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.