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C.123

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 13, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order Amendment with Praxair Distribution, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/13/2021

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:	Jaspreet Benepal, 925-370-5101
cc:	Margaret Harris Marcy Wilhelm

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: July 13, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, an amendment to Purchase Order #F16049 with Praxair Distribution, Inc., to increase the payment limit by $160,000 to a new payment limit of $400,000 for the purchase of oxygen, compressed medical air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide for use at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and the Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the original term of June 1, 2019 through April 13, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in additional expenditures of up to $160,000 over these next few fiscal years, and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.

BACKGROUND:

The CCRMC and Health Centers require oxygen, compressed medical air, nitrogen and carbon dioxide to sustain operations. Due to the onset of the pandemic, the need for extra rooms and the use of gases for patients on High Flow Oxygen has increased, and it is unknown exactly how long the surge of increased usage will continue. CCRMC has been using this vendor since 2007.