To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment #26-583-40 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia)
?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 Amendment #26-583-40 with Specialty Laboratories, Inc. (dba Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute of Valencia), a corporation, effective March 1, 2026, to amend Contract #26-583-37, to provide additional outside clinical laboratory testing services at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the payment limit of $5,000,000 or term ending December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment will not impact the payment limit of $5,000,000 which is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide laboratory testing services to patients. On occasion, county contracts with outside laboratory testing services in order to provide testing that requires special equipment not available at county facilities. Contractor has been providing outside clinical laboratory testing services for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers since January 2007.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code Section 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code ? 1451. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict 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. Contractor is a member of the Vizient Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, GPO mem...
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