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C. 82

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	December 6, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #23-461-7 with Via, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/06/2016

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:	William Walker, M.D., 925-957-5403
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: December 6, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #23-461-7 with Via, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide translation of written documents to County’s Health Services Department for the period from December 1, 2016 through November 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate Increase)

BACKGROUND:

In January 2014, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed, Contract #23-461-4 with Via, Inc. (formerly known as Vialanguage, Inc.) (as amended by Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-461-5, and Amendment Agreement #23-461-6), for the provision of language translation of written documents to County’s Health Services Department for the period from December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2016. Approval of Contract #23-461-7 will allow Contractor to continue providing written language translation services to County’s Health Services Department through November 30, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.