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C. 59

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	March 29, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Payment for services provided by Cactus Healthcare Resources LLC.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/29/2022

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Patrick Wilson, 925-335-8777

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: March 29, 2022
,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $10,675 to Cactus Healthcare Resources LLC, a corporation, for consultation and technical assistance for Health Services Department’s Information Technology Unit for the period December 16, 2021, through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this payment will result in expenditures of up to $10,675 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 10, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-638-1 with Cactus Healthcare Resources, LLC to provide consultation and technical assistance with regard to information technology analytics and assisting with the project management and implementation of new systems for the period January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2021. Near the end of the two-year term, due to the pandemic, additional resources were provided to address the short-term needs of the department. This caused a slight overage of costs, but the contractor provided additional consulting services to the County, in good faith.

The contractor is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of its services under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. That theory provides that where a contractor has been asked to provide services without a valid contract, and the contractor does so to the benefit of the County, the contractor is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those services. The contractor has provided services at the request of the County after the original contract payment limit had been reached. The Department cannot pay the contractor for services rendered that exceed the contract limits. As such, the Department recommends that the Board authorize the Auditor-Controller to issue a one-time payment not to exceed $10,675 to Cactus Healthcare Resources LLC.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this payment is not approved, the contractor will not be paid for services provided in good faith.