To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-903-1 with Discount Courier Services, 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 #76-903-1 with Discount Courier Services, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide transportation and courier services of laboratory specimens, pharmaceutical products, and medical supplies for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted contractual service expenditures of up to $1,200,000 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenue.
BACKGROUND:
Contractor provides routed courier services and on demand courier services twenty-four (24) hours per day seven (7) days per week to CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers. Contractor provides qualified vehicles and California-licensed drivers to pick up, transport, and deliver laboratory specimens, transmittals, pharmacy medications, and other items. 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 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. CCRMC’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Following a Request for Proposal (RFP), this Contract was awarded to Discount Courier Services, Inc. by Public Works Department on July 18, 2025.
On January 21, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-903 with Discount Courier Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000, to provide transportation and courier services for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers for the period December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #76-903-1 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through November 30, 2027. This Contract includes a limitation of liability provision.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County facilities will not have access to Contractor’s pick-up and delivery services of laboratory specimens and pharmacy medications for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers.