To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Master Membership Agreement #76-891-2 with Emergency Care Research Institute
?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 Master Membership Agreement #76-891-2 with Emergency Care Research Institute, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $26,436 for an annual membership to provide access to benchmarking information, spend data, and recall alerts for items procured by County's Materials Management at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Memberships automatically renew for subsequent one-year terms subject to payment limit changes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Master Membership Agreement will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $26,436 and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I.
BACKGROUND:
Contractor will provide CCRMC access to benchmarking information, spend data, and recall alerts for items procured by County's Materials Management. This information is vital for supply chain management and will assist the department in procuring products and finding substitutions. Health Services Personnel approved this Agreement 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 Agreement are upheld. This Master Membership Agreement is under $25,000 and therefore exempt from solicitation requirements.
This Agreement includes County agreeing to be responsible for all collection costs, including Contractor's reasonable attorneys' fees, if County fails to pay any amount due under this Agreement. County also agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold Contractor harmless for any damag...
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