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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement with Stericycle, Inc. for Hazardous Waste Disposal Services for an amount not to exceed $630,000 with an Agreement term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to two (2) future amendments, each of which extends the term by one (1) additional year and adds ten percent (10%) ($63,000) of the original cost of the agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an Agreement with Stericycle, Inc. for Hazardous Waste Disposal Services for an amount not to exceed $630,000 with an Agreement term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to two (2) future amendments, each of which extends the term by one (1) additional year and adds ten percent (10%) ($63,000) of the original cost of the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC has used Stericycle for Regulated Medical Waste Services prior to this Agreement and has a proven track record of being reliable and capable of meeting the Medical Waste Removal needs of NMC. As medical procedures are performed throughout the facility waste is generated and separated into several types of waste streams. The types of waste steams generated under this banner are: red bag (blood or blood product), sharps waste (scalpel blades, broken glass vails, needles, syringes, etc.), pathological waste (certain types of tissue), trace chemotherapy, bulk chemotherapy, pharmaceutical waste, and RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) hazardous medical waste. On average Natividad Medical Center generates 18,000 pounds of the above mentioned waste streams a month.
Medical waste removal services are required by various ...
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