To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #76-585-8 with Covelo Direct, LLC
?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 #76-585-8 with Covelo Direct, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, for the provision of temporary pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Contra Costa Health Centers to provide coverage during peak loads, temporary absences, and emergencies for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $400,000 over a two-year period and is funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers have an obligation to provide medical staffing services to patients. Therefore, the County contracts with temporary help firms to ensure patient care is provided during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations and emergency situations where additional staffing is required. The County has been using the Contractor's temporary staffing services since May 1, 2017.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ? 26227, 31000 and 31000.4. 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. This Contractor was approved by the Public Works Department's Purchasing Division on April 28, 2025.
On January 29, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #76-585-7 with Covelo Direct, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $900,000, for the provision of temporary pharmac...
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