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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a no-extension Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement No. A-11900 with Stericycle, Inc., adding trace chemotherapy and hazardous pharmaceutical waste disposal services to the scope of the existing Agreement with a current term of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2018 and increase the amount by $8,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $145,850.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign a no-extension Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement No. A-11900 with Stericycle, Inc., adding trace chemotherapy and hazardous pharmaceutical waste disposal services to the scope of the existing Agreement with a current term of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2018 and increase the amount by $8,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $145,850.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Health Department, Clinic Services Bureau, entered into a Professional Services Agreement with Stericycle, Inc., effective July 1, 2011 for the purpose of providing proper pickup, treatment, and disposal of biohazardous and pharmaceutical waste services. Through the years, Stericycle has proved to be a reliable vendor, capable of meeting the needs of the Clinic Services Bureau. The initial term of the Agreement was July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 in the amount of $20,000. Since 2011, the Agreement has been revised through Amendments No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, extending the term to June 30, 2018 and increasing the total amount of the contract to $137,850. Amendment No. 4 adds services and increases amount by $8,000, and does not change term.
Medical waste retrieval and disposal services are required by various regulating agencies, including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in particular, ...
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