To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #26-437-17 with Stericycle, 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 #26-437-15 with Stericycle, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for the provision of hazardous waste management services at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers, for the period July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $250,000 over a six-month period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County has been contracting with Stericycle, Inc. since April 2002 to provide hazardous waste management services to CCRMC and various Health Center locations within the County including pick-up of filled waste containers and delivery of empty, clean containers, on the dates, at the times, and at the designated pick-up sites in each facility.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management, and monitoring staff meet regularly to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This Contractor was selected through the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and awarded this Contract by Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on May 15, 2024.
On September 7, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contact #26-437-15 with Stericycle, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide bio-hazardous waste management removal services for CCRMC and Health Center locations, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
Approval of Contract #26-437-17 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through December 31, 2024. This Contract is delayed due to another vendor appealing the RFP selection. CCRMC cannot be without this service therefore a six-month contract with Stericycle is necessary to ensure hazardous waste is properly managed until another RFP is finalized.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, CCRMC and Health Centers would not be in compliance with Health and Safety Codes with regard to bio-hazardous waste management and removal.