To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment with Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (Cylinder Gas)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Health Services Director, an amendment to purchase order #24742 with Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. to increase the payment limit by $160,000 to a new payment limit of $492,572 for the purchase of cylinder gas for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers and extend the term through August 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in additional expenditures of up to $160,000 over the remaining year of the established purchase order and will be funded by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCRMC and related Health Centers require oxygen, compressed medical air, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide to sustain operations.
On August 8, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved item C.36 to execute an amendment to purchase order #24742 with Linde Gas & Equipment Inc., to increase the payment limit by $135,000 to a new payment limit of $332,572 for the purchase of cylinder gas for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the original term of September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2024.
Cylinder gas costs are negotiated annually between Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. and the County Purchasing Department. Effective September 1, 2024, it is anticipated that approximately $160,000 will be spent on cylinder gases for the period of September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025.
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is a member of the Vizient Group Purchasing (GPO), which means that CCRMC will receive rebates. Approval of this amendment will allow Linde Gas & Equipment, LLC to continue providing the required cylinder gases without interruption in service to CCRMC and the related Health Centers throughout the County.
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