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C.118

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	May 24, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve a Blanket Purchase Order with BioRad Laboratories, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/24/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 370-5101
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm Margaret Harris

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: May 24, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Blanket Purchase Order with BioRad Laboratories, Inc. in the amount of $300,000 to purchase reagents and supplies for the Clinical Laboratory at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

The CCRMC Clinical Laboratory uses BioRad Laboratories, Inc. reagents, various controls, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) media, supplies for chemistry, urinalysis and microbiology testing, as well as reagents and supplies for the Variant II Turbo Systems. These are used to perform tests on patients for various conditions and to check for infections.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this purchase order is not approved, the CCRMC Clinical Laboratory will not be able to perform patient testing, thus impacting patient safety and health.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.