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C. 72

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 13, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-626-3 with SHS Consulting, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/13/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D, 925-957-5169
cc:	E Suisala 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 13, 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 #74-626-3 with SHS Consulting, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $207,480, to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Behavioral Health Services Director in regard to information technology and data management for the period February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted annual expenditures of up to $207,480 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The County has been contracting with SHS Consulting, LLC, since February 2021 to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Behavioral Health Services Director in regard to information technology and data management, including but not limited to, preparing and organizing the development of strategies for collecting and reporting from information systems relevant to Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD), and serving as the primary liaison between BHSD and the Information Technology Services Unit for reporting and data systems needs.

In November 2021, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #74-626-1 with SHS Consulting, LLC, for the provision of consulting and technical assistance services, in an amount not to exceed $186,200, for the period from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023.

On September 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #74-626-2 with SHS Consulting, LLC, effective October 1, 2022, to increase the payment limit from $186,200 to a new payment limit of $219,830, with no change in the original term of February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023.

Approval of Contract #74-626-3 will allow the contractor to continue to provide consultation services through January 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the Behavioral Health Services Director will not receive consulting and technical assistance needed for information technology and data management.