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C. 54

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 3, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

BIOMERIEUX INC. BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/03/2015

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:	Anna Roth, 370-5101
cc:	T Scott C Rucker Crystal Grayson

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: February 3, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute purchase order with Biomerieux Inc., in the amount of $135,000 for reagents and supplies for the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% funding is included in the Enterprise Fund I Budget.

BACKGROUND:

Biomerieux, Inc. sells reagents and supplies that are specific for use with the Mini Vidas and Vitek II equipment. These reagents and supplies are needed for various blood and body fluid culture sensitivity tests done at the Pathology and Clinical Laboratory at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

N/A

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The CCRMC Clinical Laboratory will not be able to perform patient testing without the requested supplies and reagents.