To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #72-121-4 with Life Technologies Corporation
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #72-121-4 with Life Technologies Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $13,018, for maintenance and repair services for instruments at the Public Health laboratory, for the period November 18, 2025 through November 17, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $13,018 and will be funded 100% by the Public Health Laboratory.
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Life Technologies Corporation since November 18, 2018 to provide service and repairs to instruments at the Public Health Laboratory. Contractor must perform annual maintenance, respond to and resolve troubleshooting and maintenance calls and provide service documentation to laboratory staff.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Public Health Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and Performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contracted services under $25,000 are exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements.
On December 3, 2024, the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #72-121-3 with Life Technologies Corporation, in an amount of $24,795 to provide maintenance and repair services for instruments at the Public Health Laboratory, for the period November 18, 2024 through November 17, 2025.
Approval of Contract #72-121-4 will allow the Contractor to continue providing maintenance and repair services to instruments at the Public Health Laboratory. This Contract includes modifications to County’s standard indemnification clause and limitations of liability such that neither party shall be liable for any incidental, indirect or consequential damages to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, regardless of whether such party was notified of the possibility thereof.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, instruments at the Public Health Laboratory would not be serviced and the County would be out of compliance with Code of Federal Regulations § 493.1254 Standard: Maintenance and function checks.