Agenda

Return

C. 67

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	February 7, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Cancellation Agreement #26-672-12 and Contract #26-672-13 with Siri Sunderi Cheng, M.D

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/07/2023

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
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Samir Shah, MD, 925-370-5525
cc:	Noel Garcia 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: February 7, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, as follows: (1) Cancellation Agreement #26-672-12 with Siri Sunderi Cheng, M.D., an individual, effective at the end of business on February 7, 2023; and (2) Contract #26-672-13 with Siri Sunderi Cheng, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $1,650,000, to provide otolaryngology services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers, for the period February 8, 2023 through January 31, 2026.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $1,650,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Due to the limited number of specialty providers available within the community, CCRMC and Health Centers rely on contractors to provide necessary specialty health services to their patients. This contractor has been providing otolaryngology specialty services, including but not limited to: on-call coverage, consultation, training, medical and surgical procedures, and administrative support services since October 2010.

On October 4, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-672-11 with Siri Sunderi Cheng, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the provision of otolaryngology services at CCRMC and health centers, for the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025.

In consideration of the expected increase of the contractor’s services to be utilized, the recent increase in clinic rates, and a mutual agreement to continue providing such services, the department and the contractor have agreed to (1) a mutual cancellation of the current contract in accordance with the General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), and (2) establish a new contract with the revised terms and conditions for the next three years.

Under Contract #26-672-13 this contractor will continue to provide otolaryngology specialty services, including but not limited to, on-call coverage, consultation, training, medical and surgical procedures, and administrative support services with a new contract term of February 8, 2023 through January 31, 2026.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the cancellation agreement is not approved, the contractor will not be compensated accurately for the services being provided through the current contract's term ending September 30, 2025. If the new contract is not approved, CCRMC and health centers will not have continued access the specialized otolaryngology services provided to their patients by this established County contractor.