RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute an amendment to Purchase Order #33499 with Orthofix International, to add $45,000 for a total of $135,000, for bone stimulator, bone plates and screws and other orthopedic supplies for procedures at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), with no change in the original term of July 10, 2012 through July 9, 2015.  

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

Orthofix International is a global medical device company that provides Contra Costa Regional Medical Center with bone stimulator, bone plate, screws, implants and other orthopedic supplies for reconstructive orthopedic procedures at CCRMC. Due to an increase in the patient population at CCRMC, unanticipated orders had been placed near the expiration date of this Purchase Order.