To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment to Purchase Order with Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. (Bulk Medical Oxygen)
?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 #25135 with Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. to increase the payment limit by $65,973 to a new payment limit of $290,974 for the purchase of bulk medical oxygen for the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center (CCRMC) and Health Centers with no change in the original term ending August 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in additional expenditures of up to $65,973 over the remaining one-year period 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. Bulk medical gas costs are negotiated annually between Linde Gas & Equipment, Inc. and the County Purchasing Department.
On August 8, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved item C.37 to execute an amendment to purchase order #23135 with Linde Gas & Equipment to increase the payment limit by $42,838 to a new payment limit of $225,001 for the purchase of bulk medical oxygen for CCRMC and Contra Costa Health Centers with no change in the original term of September 1, 2020 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 Inc. to continue providing the required bulk medical gases without interruption in service to CCRMC and the related Health Centers throughout the County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, CCRMC and its Health Centers will not be able to purchase the required gase...
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