To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide toxicology screening services for the period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $300,000 in contractual expenditures over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County provides, through its Office of the Sheriff Custody Alternative Program, an alternative to jail time to offenders who qualify. Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc. provides drug, alcohol and other toxicology screening services for the County to determine if the offenders meet the program qualifications and can remain in the program once admitted to it.
The department is seeking approval of this retroactive contract due an administrative delay caused by the substantial number of new contracts the Office of the Sheriff is currently handling.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Sheriff's Office will not have access to a third-party vendor for the provision of drug, alcohol and other toxicology screening services on an as-needed basis.