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C. 64

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 27, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with CT Coachworks, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/27/2018

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

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Dan Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm Bill Sorrell

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 27, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, a purchase order with CT Coachworks, LLC in the amount of $275,113 to procure one Health Care for the Homeless mobile medical vehicle, to replace an aging 20 year old mobile medical vehicle.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The vehicle purchase will be 100% funded by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

The homeless population faces multiple barriers to health care, one of which is transportation. The Department's Public Health Clinic Services has been operating the existing 20-year old mobile medical vehicle five days a week to provide medical services to low-income homeless individuals. The vehicle provides needed medical services at homeless shelters, agencies serving homeless individuals and other locations that are convenient for the homeless population. The current vehicle is not as reliable due to its age and suffers from mechanical and structural issues. Frequent breakdowns result in clinic cancellations, which impacts service provision. In addition, due to the vehicle’s condition, it cannot be deployed to all regions of the County.

The new mobile medical clinic will be designed to provide medical and behavior health services to the homeless. By co-locating medical and behavioral health services, the Health Services Department will be able to better serve the homeless population. Public Health Clinic Services has extensive experience operating mobile clinics and is well prepared to operate a new mobile medical clinic.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County will be unable to purchase the needed replacement mobile medical vehicle and due to the unreliability of the current vehicle, there may be temporary closure of clinics that primarily serve the homeless population in Contra Costa County.