Agenda

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C. 60

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 15, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-583-25 Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/15/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	SAMIR SHAH, M.D. (925) 370-5525
cc:	A Floyd M Wilhelm

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 15, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #26-583-25 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,650,000, to provide clinical laboratory services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On February 7, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-583-24 with Specialty Laboratories Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia) to provide clinical laboratory services, including but not limited to diagnostic testing services requested by CCRMC and Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #26-583-25 will allow Contractor to continue to provide clinical laboratory services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers through December 31, 2020.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring clinical laboratory services will not have access to Contractor’s services.