County of Monterey - File #: A 15-105

• File #: A 15-105
• Name: Modular Devices Inc. Amendment No. 2
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/8/2015
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/23/2015
• Final action: 6/23/2015
• Title: Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement (A-12530) with Modular Devices Inc. for additional equipment and installation services at NMC, extending the Agreement an additional one year period for a revised term of August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2017 and adding $1,159,500 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,612,000.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/23/2015	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement (A-12530) with Modular Devices Inc. for additional equipment and installation services at NMC, extending the Agreement an additional one year period for a revised term of August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2017 and adding $1,159,500 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,612,000.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:

Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement (A-12530) with Modular Devices Inc. for additional equipment and installation services at NMC, extending the Agreement an additional one year period for a revised term of August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2017 and adding $1,159,500 for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,612,000.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:

NMC entered into a lease agreement with Modular Devices to provide a Mobile Computerized Tomography (CT) laboratory and a mobile Angiography/interventional Radiology (TR) Laboratory services for the term August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2016. The Board of Supervisors approved the lease on July 30, 2013. The current request submitted for approval is to add an additional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) mobile unit to enhance MRI capabilities. MRIs are used when it is necessary to obtain precise images of the brain, muscles, heart or certain cancers since no ionizing radiation is used during the procedure.

NMC currently has a 1.0 Tesla MRI in the Radiology department and the MRI equipment is approximately 15 years old. The manufacturer cannot upgrade the unit to a newer version and it has been deemed end of life by the manufacturer. NMC Radiology is beginning the process of a modernization project which will include upgrading the MRI unit to a newer 1.5 Tesla MRI. Until the construction is complete, an upgraded MRI model is needed to enhance the se...