CCRMC has an obligation to provide certain specialized laboratory services, therefore, CCRMC contracts with outside laboratory testing services in order to provide testing services not available at CCRMC, to ensure patient care is provided as required. The contractor has been providing services to the County for several years, previously under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and was required to convert to a County contract.
County Counsel approved Contract #76-675, as to legal form, on March 6, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $24,500 for the provision of outside laboratory testing services for the period November 1, 2019 through October 30, 2020. The contractor never returned the contract. The contractor was not paid for services provided for the contract period for a total of $19,543.
Contract #76-675-1, was electronically sent to contractor on August 16, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 for the provision of outside laboratory testing services for the period November 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Contractor again, never returned the contract. Contractor was not paid for services provided for the contract period for a total of $24,650.
On November 9, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Board Action (C.59) to pay for services provided by contractor for the period November 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021 totaling $41,193. Approval of this Board action will correct the term to October 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, which covers the full payment amount previoulsy authorized by the Board.
If this Board Order clarification is not approved, the contract term will not reflect the full term of when services were provided to the County.