File #: A 16-024    Name: Medical Couriers, Inc.
Type: BoS Agreement Status: Passed
File created: 1/27/2016 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 2/23/2016 Final action: 2/23/2016
Title: a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign a Standard Hazardous Materials Agreement with Medical Couriers, Inc. in the amount of $30,000 retroactive July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020, to provide courier services to transport infectious materials and diagnostic specimens from the Monterey County Health Department's Public Health Laboratory to referenced laboratories; b. Authorize the modification of the County Standard insurance requirements pertaining to the pollution legal liability endorsement as recommended by Director of Health; and c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to approve up to three (3) future one year amendments that do not exceed (10%) ($3,000) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
Sponsors: Ray Bullick
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Medical Couriers Agreement.pdf, 3. Completed Board Order
Title
a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign a Standard Hazardous Materials Agreement with Medical Couriers, Inc. in the amount of $30,000 retroactive July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020, to provide courier services to transport infectious materials and diagnostic specimens from the Monterey County Health Department's Public Health Laboratory to referenced laboratories;
b. Authorize the modification of the County Standard insurance requirements pertaining to the pollution legal liability endorsement as recommended by Director of Health; and
c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to approve up to three (3) future one year amendments that do not exceed (10%) ($3,000) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to sign a Standard Hazardous Materials Agreement with Medical Couriers, Inc. in the amount of $30,000 for the period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020, to provide courier services to transport infectious materials and diagnostic specimens from the Monterey County Health Department's Public Health Laboratory to referenced laboratories; and
b. Authorize the modification of the County Standard insurance requirements pertaining to the pollution legal liability endorsement as recommended by Director of Health; and
c. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer or Contracts/Purchasing Supervisor to approve up to three (3) future one year amendments that do not exceed (10%) ($3,000) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly alter the scope of services.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Medical Couriers, Inc. provides courier services for the transportation of infectious materials and diagnostic specimens. For the past seven years, they have been a service provider f...

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