Agenda

Return

C. 82

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 29, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-668-1 with United Language Group, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/29/2022

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:	Patrick Godley, 925-957-5405
cc:	Marcy 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: November 29, 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 #23-668-1 with United Language Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $705,000 for translation services of written documents for County’s Health Services Department for the period from December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $705,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing translation services of written documentation for County’s Health Services Department including but not limited to Contra Costa Health Plan notifications, description of benefits, patient information and medical records. The Health Services Department is mandated to provide written documents in threshold languages for County’s patients.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-668, in an amount of $705,000, to translate written documents for the Health Services Department for the period from December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2022.

Approval of Contract #23-668-1 will allow the contractor to continue providing these services through November 30, 2025.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring written translation services will not have access to this contractor’s services.