To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Aurora Biomed, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with Aurora Biomed, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $11,000, and ACCEPT terms and conditions for preventative maintenance, extended warranty and repairs of the automated liquid handling workstation at the Office of the Sheriff Forensics Division, for the period April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $11,000 in contractual service expenditure over a 1-year period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Aurora Biomed Inc. manufactures the automated liquid handling workstation used in the Office of the Sheriff Forensics Division. The automated liquid handling workstation provides high throughput differential extraction used in the analysis of evidence for the DNA Unit. Aurora Biomed provides qualified field service engineers to perform the preventive maintenance and repairs of the workstation. The proper maintenance of the workstation ensures continuous operation and optimum output of critical evidence associated with criminal investigations of
sexual assault and sexual homicide cases.
The Terms & Conditions include a limitation of liability provision.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff Forensics Division’s laboratory will be out of compliance with the maintenance of the automated liquid handling workstation, which will result in the inability to provide timely DNA services of forensic samples.