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C. 39

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 18, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #26-644-26 with Covelo Group, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/18/2022

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:	K Cyr 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 18, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #26-644-26 with Covelo Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $450,000, to provide temporary medical staffing and recruitment services, including clinical laboratory scientist supervisor, medical/clinical analyst and pharmacy inventory specialists, at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $450,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the Department in FY 2021-2022 by 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will not have access to this contractor’s temporary medical staffing services.

BACKGROUND:

CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide medical staffing services to patients. Therefore, the County contracts with temporary help firms to ensure patient care is provided during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations and emergency situations where additional staffing is required. The County has been using the contractor’s temporary staffing services since January 1, 2009.

On November 3, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-644-25 with Covelo Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $450,000 to provide temporary medical staffing and recruitment services for clinical laboratory scientist supervisor, medical/clinical analyst and pharmacy inventory specialists at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers, to provide coverage during peak loads, temporary absences and emergencies, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #26-644-26 will allow the contractor to continue providing temporary medical staffing and recruitment services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers, through December 31, 2022. This contract includes services provided by represented classifications and the County has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).