County of Monterey - File #: A 22-320

• File #: A 22-320
• Name: CEP America-CA dba Vituity Third Amendment
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/7/2022
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/21/2022
• Final action: 6/21/2022
• Title: a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-13218) with CEP America-California, d.b.a. Vituity to provide emergency medicine services, extending the term by twenty-four months (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024) for a revised full agreement term of July 2016 to June 30, 2024, adding $3,725,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $14,026,277in the aggregate; and b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($301,266) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
• Related files: A 18-219, A 18-174, A 20-142

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2022	Board of Supervisors	approved	Pass

Title
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-13218) with CEP America-California, d.b.a. Vituity to provide emergency medicine services, extending the term by twenty-four months (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024) for a revised full agreement term of July 2016 to June 30, 2024, adding $3,725,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $14,026,277in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($301,266) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (A-13218) with CEP America-California, d.b.a. Vituity to provide emergency medicine services, extending the term by twenty-four months (July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024) for a revised full agreement term of July 2016 to June 30, 2024, adding $3,725,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $14,026,277in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to sign up to three (3) amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($301,266) of the original contract amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad must arrange for the professional consultation and treatment of those patients who present to the ED in need of medical care for general illnesses and disease to life-threatening conditions, 24 hours a day. Vituity (formerly known as California Emergency Physicians Medical Group) offers a team of providers including emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to provide exclusive medical director and co...