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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Qiagen, LLC for Qiastat premium support services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $11,178 with an agreement term retroactive from February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025.
b. Approve the NMC’s Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation to accept non-standard insurance provisions within the agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Qiagen, LLC for Qiastat premium support services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $11,178 with an agreement term retroactive from February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025.
b. Approve the NMC’s Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation to accept non-standard insurance provisions within the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Qiagen instrument is the only instrument for our Respiratory Panel test at Natividad Medical Center
Laboratory Department. Respiratory Panel test is very important test to our patients especially for
patients suffering from respiratory illness.
Service contract is needed to continue lab operation without delay and compromising patient care.
The service contract includes troubleshooting, calling hotline and changing parts as needed. Having
the service contract will save Natividad Medical Center for emergency repair which is very
expensive.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of County Counsel has reviewed and approved this agreement as to form, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The agreement has also been reviewed and approved by NMC’s Finance Committee and by its Board of Trustees on February 10, 2024.
FINANCING:
The cost for this agreement is $11,178 of which is included in the FY23-24 Adopted Budget.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Preventive maintenance and service hotline available at all times is a required service for our lab instruments to ensure effective treatments are being rendered in the best possible manner and to prevent delay of results.
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Prepared by: Arthur Tiongson, Laboratory Manager, 831-772-7660
Approved by: Charles R. Harris, Chief Executive Officer, 783-2553
Attachments:
Qiagen, LLC Agreement
Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board