Title
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (A-12552/MYA1021) with GNU Group for Signage Analysis & Master Plan Services at NMC, extending the Agreement from September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015 for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $184,500; no increase from the previously approved amount.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors authorize the Purchasing Manager for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (A-12552/MYA1021) with GNU Group for Signage Analysis & Master Plan Services at NMC, extending the Agreement from September 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015 for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $184,500; no increase from the previously approved amount.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
NMC has identified a need to improve its interior and exterior signage. More than 50% of the hospital's patient population is limited English proficient (LEP) and a great percentage of the total patient population cannot read. The majority of the hospital's existing signage is in English, and the signage does not use universal symbols (pictograms). NMC recognized that in order to improve its signage program there are three steps that it will need to take:
1. Solicit Requests for Qualifications for interior and exterior hospital (wayfinding) signage master plan program analysis; and
2. Solicit Requests for Proposals using the signage master plan developed in step 1 for the fabrication of the signage; and
3. Solicit Requests for Proposals or Utilize Job Order Contracting (JOC) for the installation of the signage.
NMC has completed the first step, and the NMC scoring committee has selected the GNU Group to complete the signage master plan as this firm had the strongest qualifications. The GNU Group will perform a complete analysis and evaluation of wayfinding/ signage needs for the hospital that includes interior and exteri...
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