To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #23-475-13 with K. B. R., Inc. (dba Rash Curtis & Associates)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #23-475-13 with K. B. R., Inc. (dba Rash Curtis & Associates), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $450,000, for the provision of debt collection services for unpaid accounts for the Health Services Department (HSD) for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Contractor will be paid on a commission basis for debts it actually collects not to exceed $450,000 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the needs of the County by providing collection services for unpaid accounts for services rendered by HSD including sending letters, making phone calls, reporting to credit bureaus on behalf of County, since July 2010. They also provide collection services for non-medical past due accounts for the Environmental Health Division. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. The Office of the Director’s contract monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the Contract are upheld. This Contractor was approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on March 18, 2025.
On July 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-475-12 with K. B. R., Inc. (dba Rash Curtis & Associates), in an amount not to exceed $450,000, for the provision of debt collection services for unpaid accounts for HSD, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #23-475-13 will allow the Contractor to continue providing debt collection services for unpaid accounts for HSD, through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, the County will not be able to receive payment for unpaid debt collections recovered by Contractor’s services.