To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract 77-325-2 with Bay Imaging Consultants Medical Group, Inc.
☒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 #77-325-2 with Bay Imaging Consultants Medical Group, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000, to provide diagnostic imaging services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $9,000,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain diagnostic imaging health care services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Diagnostic imaging services encompass various techniques used to visualize the inside of the body to diagnose and monitor medical conditions. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organization’s mission, values, and long-term objectives since December 2021.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On November 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-325-1 with Bay Imaging Consultants Medical Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for the provision of diagnostic imaging services for CCHP members and County recipients for the period December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #77-325-2 will allow the Contractor to continue providing diagnostic imaging services for CCHP members and County recipients through November 30, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain diagnostic imaging services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.