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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Eleventh Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-11427) with Medical Doctor Associates (MDA) to provide locum tenens services at NMC adding $200,000, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate (for the period February 1, 2009 to June 30, 2015); and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a) Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute the Eleventh Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-11427) with Medical Doctor Associates (MDA) to provide locum tenens services at NMC adding $200,000, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate (for the period February 1, 2009 to June 30, 2015); and
b) Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC entered into an agreement with MDA on February 1, 2009; as amended March 1, 2010; July 1, 2010; March 1, 2011; July 1, 2011; December 1, 2011; July 1, 2012; May 1, 2013; July 1, 2013; December 1, 2013; and July 1, 2014 to provide locum tenens services. Locum tenens (temporary) physicians are utilized during periods when its employed/contracted physicians are not available (e.g., vacation; illness; continuing medical education; etc.) to provide health care services vital to NMC's continued operation.
NMC has a current Request for Proposal (RFP) for locum tenens services with an anticipated award date of July 1, 2015. In the meantime...
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