RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a Purchase Order with Reliance Wholesale, Inc., in the amount of $425,000 for intravenous and pharmaceutical drugs and supplies to be used at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers, for the period January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I budget.
BACKGROUND:
Reliance Wholesale, Inc., is a pharmaceutical company that provides the CCRMC and Health Centers with medications and pharmaceutical products unavailable through the contracted wholesaler Cardinal or the direct manufacturer of these products.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Purchase Order is not approved, CCRMC patients would not have necessary medications and pharmaceutical products.
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