RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to execute a Purchase Order with Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $160,000, to purchase reagents and supplies for the chemistry, urinalysis and microbiology units, and the Variant II Turbo System at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC), for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% Funding is included in the Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The CCRMC Clinical Laboratory uses Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., reagents, various controls, and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) media, supplies for the chemistry, urinalysis and microbiology department 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.
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