To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #76-577-14 with Hobbs Investments, Inc. (dba AM-TRAN)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Amendment/Extension Agreement #76-577-14 with Hobbs Investments, Inc. (dba AM-TRAN), a corporation, effective July 1, 2024, to amend Contract #76-577-12, (as amended by Amendment/Extension Agreement #76-577-13), to increase the payment limit by $300,000 from $887,000 to a new payment limit of $1,187,000, for additional courier services, and to extend the termination date from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will increase the payment limit by up to $300,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The contractor provides routed courier services and on demand courier services to Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers. This contractor provides qualified vehicles and California-licensed drivers to pick up, transport, and deliver laboratory specimens, transmittals, pharmacy medications, and other items. This contractor provides vehicles, equipment, and facilities that meet the construction, safety, sanitary, and other standards prescribed by the statutes and administrative regulations of the State of California, and by the applicable ordinances and regulations of local governmental agencies and entities. This contractor has been providing courier services for the county since February 2017.
On February 28, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-577-12 with Hobbs Investments, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $612,000, for the provision of courier services including specimens, film and other items used for health services at CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2024.
On January 16, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment/Extension Agreement #76-577-13 with Hobbs Investments, Inc., to increase the payment limit from $612,000 to a new payment limit of $887,000 and to extend the term from January 31, 2024 to July 1, 2024.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #76-577-14 will allow the contractor to provide additional courier services through December 31, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers will not have access to the contractor’s courier services needed for patient care.